A pattern of violence: how the law classifies crimes and what it means for justice /
Sklansky, David A., 1959-
A pattern of violence: how the law classifies crimes and what it means for justice / David Alan Sklansky. - 316 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Violence as a legal problem -- Violent crime and violent criminals -- Police violence -- Rape and domestic assault -- Violence and youth -- Prison violence -- Speech and guns.
"Before the 1960s, the distinction between violent and nonviolent crime played hardly any role in the law. Since then, the number of crimes deemed violent has skyrocketed. David Alan Sklansky shows how shifting and inconsistent legal definitions of violence have fueled mass incarceration, protected abusive police, and undermined criminal justice"--
9780674248908 0674248902
2020036310
Violence (Law)--United States.
Violent crimes--Law and legislation--United States.
Political violence--United States.
A pattern of violence: how the law classifies crimes and what it means for justice / David Alan Sklansky. - 316 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Violence as a legal problem -- Violent crime and violent criminals -- Police violence -- Rape and domestic assault -- Violence and youth -- Prison violence -- Speech and guns.
"Before the 1960s, the distinction between violent and nonviolent crime played hardly any role in the law. Since then, the number of crimes deemed violent has skyrocketed. David Alan Sklansky shows how shifting and inconsistent legal definitions of violence have fueled mass incarceration, protected abusive police, and undermined criminal justice"--
9780674248908 0674248902
2020036310
Violence (Law)--United States.
Violent crimes--Law and legislation--United States.
Political violence--United States.