An important understanding of the role public opinion plays in
crime prevention policy "Defund the police.” This slogan became a
rallying cry among Black Lives Matter protesters following the
murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020. These three
words evoke a fundamental question about America’s policy
priorities: should the nation rely predominantly upon the branches
of the criminal justice system to arrest, prosecute, and imprison
offenders, or should the nation prioritize fixing structural causes
of crime by investing more heavily in the infrastructure and
institutions of disadvantaged communities? To put it simply, do
Americans actually prefer punishment over crime prevention? The
Politics of Crime Prevention examines American public opinion about
crime prevention in the twenty-first century with a particular
focus on how average citizens would choose to prioritize resources
between the criminal justice system and community-based
institutions. Kevin H. Wozniak analyzes differences of opinion
across lines of race, social class, and political partisanship, and
investigates whether people’s willingness to invest in
communities depends upon the kind of communities that would receive
money. This book moves beyond criminologists’ typical focus on
public opinion about punishment that follows acts of crime to
instead examine public attitudes toward crime prevention. In this
brilliant and compelling study, Wozniak reveals that politicians
profoundly underestimate the American public’s desire to
prioritize community investment and that it is long past time to
help communities thrive instead of turning to the criminal justice
system to respond to every social problem.
General
| Imprint: |
New York University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law |
| Release date: |
May 2023 |
| Authors: |
Kevin H. Wozniak
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
336 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4798-1575-3 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-4798-1575-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781479815753 |
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