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The perils of federalism : race, poverty, and the politics of crime control
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- Creator
- Lisa L. Miller
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008
- Physical Details
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- x, 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 0195331680, 9780195331684
- OCLC
- ocn196302720
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-243) and index.
- Interests, venues, and group participation -- A political history of crime on the congressional agenda -- Crime politics in Congress -- Interest groups and crime politics in the state level -- Crime, law, and group politics in two urban locales -- Citizenship through participation -- Democratic accountability and social control
Subjects
- Crime prevention -- United States -- Citizen participation.
- Crime prevention -- Pennsylvania -- Citizen participation.
- Federal government -- United States.
- Pressure groups -- United States.
- Pressure groups -- Pennsylvania.
- African Americans -- Crimes against -- Prevention -- Citizen participation.
- Poor -- Crimes against -- United States -- Prevention -- Citizen participation.