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Breaking the Pendulum : The Long Struggle Over Criminal Justice by Philip Russell Goodman; Joshua Page; Michelle Phelps is a law available to read on EtoBox.

What is Breaking the Pendulum : The Long Struggle Over Criminal Justice about?

The history of criminal justice in the U.S. is often described as a pendulum, swinging back and forth between strict punishment and lenient rehabilitation. While this view is common wisdom, it is wrong. In Breaking the Pendulum, Philip Goodman, Joshua Page, and Michelle Phelps systematically debunk the pendulum perspective, showing that it distorts how and why criminal justice changes. The pendulum model blinds us to the blending of penal orientations, policies, and practices, as well as the str

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Author
Philip Russell Goodman; Joshua Page; Michelle Phelps
Publisher
IRL Press at Oxford University Press
Published
2017
Language
EN
ISBN
9780199976058
Category
law
Subjects
Law, Sentencing, Science
Rating
4.8 / 5 (4 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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