Harsh justice : America's solitary place in the liberal West /

Criminal justice in America is harsh and degrading when compared to other countries in the West. By contrast, France and Germany are systematically mild. Whitman suggests that the difference results from America's non-hierarchical social system and distrust of state power.

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Main Author: Whitman, James Q., 1957-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.
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