Crime and social control in a changing China / edited by Jianhong Liu, Lening Zhang, and Steven F. Messner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Liu, Jianhong, 1954-

Zhang, Lening, 1956-

Messner, Steven F., 1951-

Series:

Contributions in criminology and penology ; no. 53.

Contributions in criminology and penology, 0732-4464 ; no. 53

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime--China.

Crime.

Criminology--China.

Criminology.

Criminal justice, Administration of--China.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Social change--China.

Social change.

Social control--China.

Social control.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Bian ge shi qi Zhongguo she hui de fan zui yu she hui kong zhi

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This important edited collection of articles by both Chinese and American scholars attempts to promote a more accurate and in-depth understanding of crime and social control in China, as it undergoes significant cultural, economic, and social change. The editors contend that as the economic system has been transformed, many other social institutions in China have also experienced unprecedented changes, including legal institutions and other organizations responsible for social control. The essays focus on crime in China and summarize the major structural changes in Chinese society and their effects on crime and justice over the last ten to fifteen years, offer an overview of Chinese perspectives on crime, examine socio-economic changes and their impact on social control, and discuss changes in adults' and children's courts and the new changes in Chinese policing in Chinese society. Organized into four parts, this work addresses the nature, extent and special features of crime and delinquency in China under conditions of social change. It also investigates the question of the social correlation of changing patterns of crime. The impact of social transition on the changes in the grassroots level of social control is also discussed. Chinese law and criminal justice, with particular focus on the courts, police, and crime prevention are mentioned as well. This unique collection of essays is a timely and significant contribution to the fields of comparative criminology, social control, Chinese studies, and legal studies.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: Impact of Market Transition Changing Crime and Social Control in China""; ""PART I Social Transition and Crime in China""; ""CHAPTER 1 Modernization and Crime Trends in China's Reform Era""; ""CHAPTER 2 White- Collar Crime: Bribery and Corruption in China""; ""CHAPTER 3 Narcotics Control in China: A Growing Challenge""; ""PART II Chinese Perspectives and the Social Sources of Crime""; ""CHAPTER 4 Criminology in China: Perspectives and Development""; ""CHAPTER 5 Population Migration and Crime in Beijing, China""

""CHAPTER 6 Inequality and Crime in China""""PART III Social Control and Crime Prevention in a Changing Chinese Society""; ""CHAPTER 7 Chinese Social Control: From Shaming and Reintegration to Getting Rich Is Glorious?""; ""CHAPTER 8 Community Integration and the Effectiveness of Social Control""; ""CHAPTER 9 Crime and Crime Control in a Changing China""; ""PART IV Social Transition and the Changing Criminal Justice System""; ""CHAPTER 10 Mixing Inquisitorial and Adversarial Models: Changes in Criminal Procedure in a Changing China""

""CHAPTER 11 New Directions of Chinese Policing in the Reform Era""""CHAPTER 12 Traditions and Changes of Police Culture: Organization, Operation, and Behavior of the Chinese Police""; ""CHAPTER 13 The Recent Development of Juvenile Justice in China""; ""Index""; ""About the Editors and Contributors""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780313075032

0313075034

OCLC:

70721477