Public Policy


Governing Through Crime

How the War on Crime Transformed American Democracy and Created a Culture of Fear
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Paperback Apr 2009 ISBN13: 9780195386011ISBN10: 0195386019 Starting at the collapse of the New Deal approach to governing during the 1960s, Jonathan Simon traces the process by which our everyday world became dominated by fear, and one in which every citizen is treated as a potential criminal.

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Governing Through Crime

How the War on Crime Transformed American Democracy and Created a Culture of Fear
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Hardback Jan 2007 ISBN13: 9780195181081ISBN10: 0195181085 The first book to look beyond the criminal justice system to the massive changes crime control has wrought on everyday life in America.

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Writing Public Policy

A Practical Guide to Communicating in the Policy-Making Process
Second Edition
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Paperback Aug 2009 ISBN13: 9780195379822ISBN10: 0195379829 An accessible, hands-on approach to planning, creating, and assessing public policy documents--now updated with material on online communication


Gay Marriage: for Better or for Worse?

What We've Learned from the Evidence
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Paperback Jun 2007 ISBN13: 9780195326970ISBN10: 0195326970 "A must-read for anyone interested in the continuing debate over same-sex marriage."--Andrew Sullivan, author of Virtually Normal


Statistics and Public Policy

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Hardback Mar 1997 ISBN13: 9780198523413ISBN10: 0198523416


Quixote's Ghost

The Right, the Liberati, and the Future of Social Policy
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Hardback Jun 2005 ISBN13: 9780195181203ISBN10: 0195181204 Quixote's Ghost , framed by the metaphor of a Romantic Left whose actions-like Don Quixote's obsession with chivalry-are out of synch with the present reality, will be of immense interest to students and academics alike.


Regulating Tobacco

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Paperback Sep 2001 ISBN13: 9780195147568ISBN10: 0195147561 A valuable guide to the nation's efforts to regulate tobacco use


Conservatism and American Political Development

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Hardback Jan 2009 ISBN13: 9780195373929ISBN10: 0195373928 A comprehensive discussion of American political development, spanning multiple administrations and covering a wide range of policy issues.


Conservatism and American Political Development

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Paperback Feb 2009 ISBN13: 9780195373936ISBN10: 0195373936 A comprehensive discussion of American political development, spanning multiple administrations and covering a wide range of policy issues.


The Oxford Handbook of Crime and Public Policy

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Hardback Mar 2009 ISBN13: 9780195336177ISBN10: 0195336178 This handbook offers a comprehensive examination of crimes as public policy subjects to provide an authoritative overview of current knowledge about the nature, scale, and effects of diverse forms of criminal behavior and of efforts to prevent and control them.

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