Security at the Expense of Liberty: A Test of Predictions Deriving From the Culture of Control Thesis

Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 214-242

  Pickett, Justin T ^a   Mears, Daniel P ^b   Stewart, Eric A ^b   Gertz, Marc ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

civil liberties; crime policy; culture of control; public opinion; welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874472533     PISSN: 00111287     EISSN: 1552387X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011128712461612     Document Type: Article

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