In the Grip of the Law: Trials, Prisons and the Space Between

This book contributes significantly to Law and Literature studies. Arguing for the political relevance of their work, the editors open the volume with an introduction that summarizes topical developments in law enforcement and penal politics including the ‘prisonization’ of American society and popular support for «no tolerance» approaches to crime. The fourteen essays that follow – six on trials and eight on prisons – discuss subjects ranging from the political ramifications of Captain Kid...