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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784679703321

Autore

Innes Martin

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, England : , : Open University Press, , 2003

ISBN

1-280-95414-0

9786610954148

0-335-22588-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 pages)

Collana

Crime and justice

Disciplina

303.33

Soggetti

Social control - History

Deviant behavior - Prevention

Criminal justice, Administration of

Social structure

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

*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