The Toughest Beat

Politics, Punishment, and the Prison Officers Union in California

AvJoshua Page

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

Del i serien Studies in Crime and Public Policy

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In America today, one in every hundred adults is behind bars. As our prison population has exploded, 'law and order' interest groups have also grown -- in numbers and political clout. In The Toughest Beat, Joshua Page argues in crisp, vivid prose that the Golden State's prison boom fueled the rise of one of the most politically potent and feared interest groups in the nation: the California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA). As it made great strides for its members, the prison officers' union also fundamentally altered the composition and orientation of the penal field. The Toughest Beat is essential reading for anyone concerned with contemporary crime and punishment, interest group politics, and public sector labor unions.

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Utgivningsdatum:2013-02-01
Mått:155 x 231 x 22 mm
Vikt:499 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studies in Crime and Public Policy
Antal sidor:312
Förlag:OUP USA
ISBN:9780199985074
Utmärkelser:Winner of the Law and Society Association's 2012 Herbert Jacob Book Prize Honorable Mention, 2013 ASA Sociology of Law Section Distinguished Book Award

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Joshua Page was born and raised in Southern California. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of California-Santa Barbara and master's and doctorate degrees from the University of California-Berkeley. Page is currently a professor of sociology at the University of Minnesota. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife Letta Wren and two dogs.

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Page is even-handed in his analysis...The Toughest Beat makes for fascinating reading.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface ; Abbreviations ; Key Dates ; 1. Welcome to the "Toughest Beat" ; 2. The Birth of the "Correctional Officer" and His Union ; 3. A Politically Realistic Union ; 4. Power by Proxy: The Strategic Alliance Between Prison Officers and Crime Victims ; 5. Three Strikes and the Anchor of Punitive Segregation ; 6. Monopolizing the Beat: The Fight against Prison Privatization ; 7. Who Rules the Beat? The Battle over Managerial Rights ; 8. Changing of the Guard: A New Direction for the CCPOA and California? ; Methodological Appendix ; Selected Bibliography