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Beckett, Katherine, 1964-

Banished the new social control in urban America / [electronic resource] : Katherine Beckett and Steve Herbert. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2010. - 1 online resource (vi, 207 p.) : ill., maps. - Studies in crime and public policy . - Studies in crime and public policy. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

With urban poverty rising, the homeless and other 'disorderly' people continue to occupy public space in many American cities. Drawing upon an extensive body of data, the authors chart the rise of banishment in Seattle, a city on the leading edge of this trend, to establish how it works and explore its ramifications.

9780199943319 (ebook) : No price


Marginality, Social--Washington (State)--Seattle.


Seattle (Wash.)--Social policy.

HN80.S54 / B43 2010

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