{"product_id":"lockdown-america-police-and-prisons-in-the-age-of-crisis-9781844672493","title":"Lockdown America: Police and Prisons in the Age of Crisis","description":"Why is criminal justice so central to American politics? \u003ci\u003eLockdown America \u003c\/i\u003enotonly documents the horrors and absurdities of militarized policing, prisons, a fortified border, and the federalization of the war oncrime, it also explains the political and economic history behind themassive crackdown. This updated edition includes an afterword on the War on Terror, a meditation on surveillance and the specter of terrorism as they help reanimate the criminal justice attack. Written in vivid prose, \u003ci\u003eLockdown America \u003c\/i\u003ewillpropel readers toward a deeper understanding of the links between crimeand politics in a period of gathering economic crisis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781844672493\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.18h x 6.08w x 0.91d","brand":"Christian Parenti","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43505907105973,"sku":"9781844672493","price":29.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7d54f9ec-472e-44b1-87f1-99d27e2bdad4.jpg?v=1705426537","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/lockdown-america-police-and-prisons-in-the-age-of-crisis-9781844672493","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}