The crime and social order in contemporary society

The Culture of Control charts the dramatic changes in crime control and criminal justice that have occurred in Britain and America over the last 25 years. It then explains these transformations by showing how the social organization of late modern society has prompted a series of political and cultu...

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Hovedforfatter: Garland, David
Andre forfattere: David Garland
Sprog:Undetermined
English
Udgivet: Oxford Clarendon 2001
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Summary:The Culture of Control charts the dramatic changes in crime control and criminal justice that have occurred in Britain and America over the last 25 years. It then explains these transformations by showing how the social organization of late modern society has prompted a series of political and cultural adaptations that alter how governments and citizens think and act in relation to crime. The book presents an original and in-depth analysis of contemporary crime control, revealing its underlying logics and rationalities, and identifying the social relations and cultural sensibilities that have produced this new culture of control
Fysisk beskrivelse:xiii, 307 p.
23 cm
ISBN:0198299370
9780198299370