Crime, Justice, and Social Control
“Crime, Justice, and Social Control” by Stuart Henry, published by Cognella Academic Publishing on December 12, 2019, spans 338 pages and is presented in English. This book explores the formal and informal dimensions of social control, illustrating how law and the criminal justice system operate within a broader social context. It combines theoretical frameworks with key policy issues, addressing the various challenges encountered by criminal justice practitioners, researchers, and elected officials.
Readers will find a comprehensive examination of the origins and types of social control from a sociological perspective in the first part of the book. Subsequent sections delve deeper into the interplay between social control mechanisms and the criminal justice system, providing insights into contemporary issues faced by those in the field. This edition serves as a resource for understanding the complexities of crime and justice within societal structures.
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Crime, Justice, and Social Control explores formal and informal dimensions of social control and demonstrates that law and the criminal justice system are set within the wider context of social control. Combining theory with key policy issues, the text addresses the challenges facing criminal justice practitioners, researchers, and elected officials.
Part I outlines the origins and types of social control from a sociological perspective. Parts II through V build on
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