From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America
by Elizabeth Hinton, Elizabeth Hinton Associate Professor Of History And African American Studies And Professor Of Law
From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime explores the changing priorities of American policy and their connection to mass incarceration. Elizabeth Hinton’s historical account offers readers a focused way to consider the relationships among poverty, crime, punishment, law, and social policy in the United States.
About This Book
From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime examines a major transformation in American public policy.
The book connects efforts to address poverty with the growing emphasis on crime and punishment.
Its focus is the making of mass incarceration in America, placing that development within a broader historical and political context.
Written by Elizabeth Hinton, the book offers an account relevant to readers interested in history, law, politics, and social policy.
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