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aSin No More is superbly written, moving across each topic with
freshness and sensitivity.a
--Jonathan Simon, author of "Governing through Crime: How the War
on Crime Transformed American Democracy and Created a Culture of
Fear"
"In this elegant and nuanced account, Dombrink and Hillyard
explore how the depth of America's commitment to liberty and
individualism has co-existed oddly with the forceful
anti-libertarianism of the religious right. Their analysis of the
bedrock values that America cares most about has important
implications beyond the specific issues the authors address, making
this an important resource for anyone wishing to understand the
evolution of the national conscience, and its influence upon law
and politics."
--Roger Magnusson, author of "Angels of Death: Exploring the
Euthanasia Underground"
aSin No More represents a brilliant interweaving of the
complexities of economic interests, public opinion, court and
legislative action. The authors demonstrate the impact of these
forces in understanding the recent normalization of gambling and
the steady progress in gay rights. They show there are also early
signs of achieving death with dignity and freedom for stem cell
research, but access to abortion is increasingly in jeopardy. This
book is sure to have a major impact on debate, research and policy
in these areas.a
--John F. Galliher, co-author of "The Criminology of Edwin
Sutherland"
aDespite the intense culture wars and the ascendancy of
religious and cultural conservatism over the past forty years, John
Dombrink and Daniel Hillyarddemonstrate that there has also been a
marked increase in tolerance for behavior long thought to be
immoral. The process of change has been uneven and episodic, a
process the authors term aproblematic normalization.a But there has
been substantial change. The authorsa findings are
counter-intuitive. But they are convincing. This is an important
book, and it should find a wide audience.a
--Malcolm M. Feeley, co-author of "Judicial Policy Making and the
Modern State"
Sin No More offers a vivid examination of some of the most
morally and politically disputed issues of our time: abortion, gay
rights, assisted suicide, stem cell research, and legalized
gambling. These are moral values issues, all of which are hotly,
sometimes violently, contested in America. The authors cover these
issues in depth, looking at the nature of efforts to initiate
reforms, to define constituencies, to mobilize resources, to frame
debates, and to shape public opinion -- all in an effort to achieve
social change, create, or re-write legislation. Of the issues under
scrutiny only legalized gambling has managed to achieve widespread
acceptance despite moral qualms from some.
Sin No More seeks to show what these laws and attitudes tell us
about Americansa approach to law and morality, and about our
changing conceptions of sin, crime and illegality. Running through
each chapter is a central tension: that American attitudes and laws
toward these victimless crimes are going through a process of
normalization. Despite conservative rhetoric the authors argue that
the tide is turning on each of these issues, with all moving toward
acceptance, or decriminalization, in society. Each issue is at a
different point interms of this acceptance, and each has traveled
different roads to achieve their current status.
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