(BQ) Part 1 book Marketing crime pay - Law and order has contents: Law and order in contemporary american politics; setting the public agenda, creating the crime issue, from crime to drugs—and back again, crime and drugs in the news.
Making Crime Pay STUDIES IN CRIME AND PUBLIC POLICY Michael Tonry and Norval Morris, General Editors Police for the Future David H Bayley Incapacitation: Penal Confinement and the Restraint of Crime Franklin E Zimring and Gordon Hawkins The American Street Gang: Its Nature, Prevalence, and Control Malcolm W Klein Sentencing Matters Michael Tonry The Habits of Legality: Criminal Justice and the Rule of Law Francis A Allen Chinatown Gangs: Extortion, Enterprise, and Ethnicity Ko-lin Chin Responding to Troubled Youth Cheryl L Maxson and Malcolm W Klein Making Crime Pay: Law and Order in Contemporary American Politics Katherine Beckett Community Policing, Chicago Style Wesley G Skogan and Susan M Hartnett Crime Is Not the Problem: Lethal Violence in America Franklin E Zimring and Gordon Hawkins Hate Crimes: Criminal Law and Identity Politics James B Jacobs and Kimberly Potter Politics, Punishment, and Populism Lord Windlesham American Youth Violence Franklin E Zimring Bad Kids: Race and the Transformation of the Juvenile Court Barry C Feld Making Crime Pay Law and Order In Contemporary American Politics KATHERINE BECKETT Oxford University Press New York Oxford Oxford University Press Oxford New York Athens Auckland Bangkok Bogota Bombay Buenos Aires Calcutta Cape Town Chennai Dar es Salaam Delhi Florence Hong Kong Istanbul Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Mumbai Nairobi Paris Sao Paulo Singapore Taipei Tokyo Toronto Warsaw and associated companies in Berlin Ibadan Copyright © 1997 by Oxford University Press, Inc First published in 1997 by Oxford University Press, Inc 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback, 2000 Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Beckett, Katherine, 1964Making Crime Pay: Law and Order in Contemporary American Politics / Katherine Beckett p cm — (Studies in crime and public policy) Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN 0-19-511289-X; ISBN 0-19-513626-8(Pbk.) Crime—Political aspects—United States Criminal justice, Administration of—Political aspects—United States Crime prevention—Political aspects—United States Narcotics, Control of—Political aspects—United States United States—Politics and government—1989- I Title II Series HV6791.B42 1997 364.973—dc20 96-31521 135798642 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper Acknowledgments am privileged to have benefited from the insight and support of many mentors, colleagues, and friends throughout the course of this project The analysis presented in chapter would not have been possible without the assistance of Bruce Western; his knowledge, generosity, and commitment to collegiality are inspirational to me Ivan Szelenyi's interest in power and the production of knowledge shaped the development of this book's epistemological framework, and his willingness to invest time and energy in it was invaluable Craig Reinarman's insight regarding the political and cultural aspects of the drug issue and his insistence that I conceive of my dissertation as a book-in-progress were tremendously helpful I was also fortunate to have access to Bill Roy's expertise in political and historical sociology; his enthusiasm and empathy were a crucial source of support throughout my graduate career Frank Gilliam made an important contribution by helping to clarify the ways in which contemporary electoral dynamics and the racialization of American politics inform the politicization of crime-related issues Theodore Sasson has been a wonderful source of ideas and constructive criticism; his willingness to wade through the various incarnations of this project and his unflagging enthusiasm for it are much appreciated Steve Sherwood provided many opportunities for me to clarify and develop my ideas; even when disagreeing, he was encouraging I vi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Joachim Savelsberg identified important conceptual issues and asked thought-provoking questions along the way Thanks to Joe Nevins for suggesting the title and for supporting this project since its inception I am also indebted to the editors of this series—Norval Morris and Michael Tonry—for their interest and feedback and to several additional anonymous reviewers of the manuscript Steve Herbert has been a continual source of advice, ideas, and criticism; I am fortunate to have him as an intellectual and life partner Finally, I would like to thank my mother: through her example of compassion and conviction, Joyce Beckett inspired the faith in the possibility of redemption upon which this book rests Contents I Law and Order in Contemporary American Politics Setting the Public Agenda 14 Creating the Crime Issue 28 From Crime to Drugs—and Back Again 44 Crime and Drugs in the News 62 Crime and Punishment in American Political Culture 79 J Institutionalizing Law and Order 89 Reconceptualizing the Crime Problem 105 Notes 111 Bibliography 137 Index 155 This page intentionally left blank Making Crime Pay ... bibliographical references and index ISBN 0 -1 9-5 11 289-X; ISBN 0 -1 9-5 13 62 6-8 (Pbk.) 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