From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime

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The Making of Mass Incarceration in America

By Elizabeth Hinton

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From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime explores how the United States transformed from a beacon of freedom to the world's largest prison system. Author Elizabeth Hinton traces the origins of mass incarceration not to the Reagan-era War on Drugs, but rather to social welfare programmes during Lyndon Johnson's Great Society amid the civil rights era. This meticulous history reveals the roots of police militarisation seen in recent decades and challenges long-held assumptions about crime, punishment, and social policy.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in American history, social justice, criminal law, and public policy. It will appeal to academics, students, policymakers, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the complexities behind mass incarceration and racial inequality in the United States.

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Co-Winner of the Thomas J. Wilson Memorial Prize
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
A Wall Street Journal Favourite Book of the Year
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year
A Publishers Weekly Favourite Book of the Year

In the United States today, one in every thirty-one adults is under some form of penal control, including one in eleven African American men. How did the "land of the free" become the home of the world's largest prison system? Challenging the belief that America's prison problem originated with the Reagan administration's War on Drugs, Elizabeth Hinton traces the rise of mass incarceration to an ironic source: the social welfare programs of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society at the height of the civil rights era.

An extraordinary and important new book.
- Jill Lepore, New Yorker

"Hinton's book is more than an argument; it is a revelation. There are moments that will make your skin crawl. This is history, but the implications for today are striking. Readers will learn how the militarisation of the police that we've witnessed in Ferguson and elsewhere had roots in the 1960s."
- Imani Perry, New York Times Book Review

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Described as "an extraordinary and important new book" by Jill Lepore of the New Yorker, the work demands thoughtful engagement to fully appreciate its vivid detail and sharp analysis. Imani Perry of the New York Times Book Review calls it a revelation with moments that will "make your skin crawl", noting its striking contemporary relevance and illumination of the historical roots of police brutality and mass incarceration. Scholars regard it as a significant contribution that challenges prevailing views on America’s prison crisis.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780674979826

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 September 2017

Country: United States

Imprint: Harvard University Press

Illustration: 11 halftones

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 617g

Pages: 464

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About the Author

Elizabeth Hinton is Associate Professor of History and African American Studies at Yale University and Professor of Law at Yale Law School. From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime received widespread acclaim and was named a New York Times Notable Book and one of Oprah Magazine’s “Books to Better Understand the History of Racism in America.”