This handbook surveys American sentencing and corrections from global and historical views, from theoretical and policy perspectives, and with attention to a nu
The development of crime policy in the United States for many generations has been hampered by a drastic shortage of knowledge and data, an excess of partisansh
Introduction -- American exceptionalism : perspectives -- American exceptionalism in crime, punishment, and disadvantage : race, federalization, and politicizat
"In recent decades, life imprisonment without the possibility of parole (LWOP) has developed into a distinctive penal form in the United States, one firmly entr
Crime in the United States has fluctuated considerably over the past thirty years, as have the policy approaches to deal with it. During this time, criminologis
