{"product_id":"yesterdays-monsters-9780520291553","title":"Yesterdays Monsters","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1969, the world was shocked by a series of murders committed by Charles Manson and his family of followers. Although the defendants were sentenced to death in 1971, their sentences were commuted to life with parole in 1972; since 1978, they have been regularly attending parole hearings. Today all of the living defendants remain behind bars.     Relying on nearly fifty years of parole hearing transcripts, as well as interviews and archival materials, Hadar Aviram invites readers into the opaque world of the California parole processa realm of almost unfettered administrative discretion, prison programming inadequacies, high-pitched emotions, and political pressures. Yesterday's Monsters offers a fresh longitudinal perspective on extreme punishment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As California rethinks the roles of imprisonment and parole in this COVID-19, post-Three Strikes era, \u003ci\u003eYesterday’s Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e has some lessons for today.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   * San Francisco Chronicle *\u003cbr\u003e\"Does a time arrive when actors in even a truly heinous crime merit parole? . . . Aviram's readable, astute, and discerning parsing makes this a provocative examination of this under-investigated issue.\" * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Aviram’s book is a significant contribution to the academic literature discussing the social aspects of punishment in late 20th century America, but even more importantly, it is an imperative addition to discretionary parole research, which requires much more attention.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *\u003cbr\u003e\"Aviram delves into the world of the California parole process, finding almost unfettered administrative discretion, prison programming inadequacies, high-pitched emotions, and political pressures.\" * Law \u0026amp; Social Inquiry *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eYesterday's Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e provides a rich, detailed and provocative examination of parole through the lens of an infamous case, yet without sensationalism or voyeurism. Aviram has a unique voice which magnifies the readability of the text. . . . Readers interested in criminal justice as well as students in other disciplines like media studies, sociology, and psychology would be captivated by the book. Aviram's book will also appeal to true crime fanatics and may even provide an avenue for building empathy for people in prison.”\u003c\/p\u003e * Punishment \u0026amp; Society *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eYesterday’s Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e is an outstanding contribution to our sociological understanding of extreme punishment and mass incarceration in the US.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Law \u0026amp; Society Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface and Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1 • The California Parole Process\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2 • The Manson Family Cases and the Birth of the\u003cbr\u003e “Extreme-Punishment Trifecta”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3 • The Triumph of Helter Skelter: How the Manson Family\u003cbr\u003e Cases Came to Represent the Sui Generis Ultimate Evil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4 • Revisiting the Past: From Facts to Emotion in\u003cbr\u003e Understanding the Crime of Commitment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5 • Reinventing the Present: Crafting and Interpreting\u003cbr\u003e the Inmate’s Prison Experience\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6 • Reimagining the Future: The Past Casts Its Shadow on\u003cbr\u003e the Inmate’s Postrelease Plans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7 • In Bardo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402887897431,"sku":"9780520291553","price":18.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520291553.jpg?v=1730481779","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/yesterdays-monsters-9780520291553","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}