The Toughest Beat - Politics, Punishment, and the Prison Officers Union in California (Paperback)

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. TheToughest Beat is essential reading for anyone concerned with contemporary crime and punishment, interest group politics, and public sector labor unions.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies in Crime and Public Policy
Release date:	February 2013
First published:	February 2013
Authors:	Joshua Page (Assistant Professor of Sociology)
Dimensions:	235 x 157 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	312
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-998507-4
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > General
LSN:	0-19-998507-3
Barcode:	9780199985074

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