{"product_id":"the-toughest-beat-joshua-page-9780199985074","title":"The Toughest Beat: Politics, Punishment, and the Prison Officers Union in California","description":"In America today, one in every hundred adults is behind bars. As our prison population has exploded, 'law and order' interest groups have also grown -- in numbers and political clout. In \u003cem\u003eThe Toughest Beat\u003c\/em\u003e, Joshua Page argues in crisp, vivid prose that the Golden State's prison boom fueled the rise of one of the most politically potent and feared interest groups in the nation: the California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA). As it made great strides for its members, the prison officers' union also fundamentally altered the composition and orientation of the penal field. \u003cem\u003eThe Toughest Beat\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for anyone concerned with contemporary crime and punishment, interest group politics, and public sector labor unions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joshua Page\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199985073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199985074\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Joshua Page","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119450353919,"sku":"9780199985074","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_807cddb1-7dd8-43a0-a94c-b7455b5ad49e.jpg?v=1687409420","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-toughest-beat-joshua-page-9780199985074","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}