Untangling Prison Expansion in Oregon: Political Narratives and Policy Outcomes

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dc.contributor.authorCate, Sarah Diane, 1986-
dc.date.accessioned2010-08-23T21:00:31Z
dc.date.available2010-08-23T21:00:31Z
dc.date.issued2010-06
dc.descriptionxii, 101 p. : ill. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the significant expansion of prisons in Oregon in the last fifteen years. In order to explain the evolution of Oregon's prison growth, the thesis analyzes the ways discourses and representations of crime have justified and explained voter approval for punitive policies in Oregon. Drawing from multi-disciplinary literature that documents the central role played by issue framing and discourse construction in political conflicts, I use the case of the 1994 campaign in which key crime initiatives were passed by Oregon voters. The thesis argues that policy decisions and election outcomes are closely related to long-standing perceptions of"insiders" and "outsiders" as a way to view societal problems. Utilizing an extensive media analysis, this thesis considers how political narratives have influenced the passage of ballot measures committed to a punitive direction in crime policy.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCommittee in Charge: Professor Daniel HoSang, Chair; Professor Daniel Tichenor; Professor Joseph Lowndesen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/10623
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregonen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUniversity of Oregon theses, Dept. of Political Science, M.A., 2010;
dc.subjectPrisons -- Oregon
dc.subjectCrime -- Oregon
dc.titleUntangling Prison Expansion in Oregon: Political Narratives and Policy Outcomesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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