{"product_id":"9781583670019","title":"Capital Crimes","description":"\u003cp\u003eCrime tops the headlines, leads the evening news, and is a focus of every election. But what causes crime? Is there a more rational way to address it than by law-and-order crusades?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this fact-filled, sweeping treatment, George Winslow takes on every aspect of the topic, from the streets to the suites. Unlike conventional accounts,\u003cb\u003e Capital Crimes\u003c\/b\u003e places the issue in the context of a larger political economy. From the Burmese heroin trade to homicide, from the capital flight that has generated crime in inner cities to corporate money-laundering schemes, \u003cb\u003eCapital Crimes\u003c\/b\u003e shows how economic forces and elite interests have shaped both the world of crime and society's response to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased upon extensive research and interviews, \u003cb\u003eCapital Crimes\u003c\/b\u003e presents a comprehensive alternative to a \"lock 'em up\" approach that has produced a gargantuan prison-industrial complex without coming to terms with the root of crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Monthly Review Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47050077438192,"sku":"9781583670019","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781583670019_p0.gif?v=1763784289","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781583670019","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}