Author

Publication

2010 - Oxford University Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

73,250 words, Guess

Page Count

293 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780195384055
  • Open LibraryOL24422580M

Classifications

  • DDC331.88/113659794
  • LCCHV9475.C2 P34 2010
  • LCCHV9475.C2P34 2010
and 1 more
  • LCCHV9475.C2 P34 2011

Description

To understand California's deep and durable penal crisis, we must examine the California Correctional Peace Officers Association, the labor union. Drawing on years of intensive research, Page uses the lessons of the CCPOA to explore how actors create, shape, and protect their preferred status quo.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Studies in crime and public policy

Other Editions

  • The toughest beat: politics, punishment, and the Prison Officers' Union in CaliforniaOxford University Press2010-01-01

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