Understanding social control : deviance, crime and social order / Martin Innes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Innes, Martin, author.

Series:

Crime and justice (Buckingham, England)

Crime and justice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social control--History.

Social control.

Deviant behavior--Prevention.

Deviant behavior.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Social structure.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 pages)

Place of Publication:

Maidenhead, England : Open University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

*Provides a clear, yet panoramic analysis of how the concept of social control has been used by different theoretical traditions in the social sciences. *Connects contemporary changes in areas such as policing, penal systems and surveillance, with wider and deeper changes in the constitution of society. *Employs empirical examples to illustrate key conceptual points. *Develops an innovative argument about the nature and scope of social control in late-modern societies. Understanding Social Control investigates how the concept of social control has been used to capture the ways in which individ

Contents:

Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Series editor's foreword; Acknowledgements; Chapter 01; Chapter 02; Chapter 03; Chapter 04; Chapter 05; Chapter 06; Chapter 07; Chapter 08; Chapter 09; Chapter 10; References; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-170) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-95414-0

9786610954148

0-335-22588-8

OCLC:

437177434