Visions of Social Control: Crime, Punishment and

Visions of Social Control: Crime, Punishment and Classification
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Visions of Social Control is a wide ranging analysis of recent shifts in ideas and practices for dealing with crime and delinquency.
In Great Britain, North America and Western Europe, the 1960's saw new theories and styles of social control which seemed to undermine the whole basis of the established system. Such slogans as 'decarceration' and 'division' radically changed the dominance of the prison, the power of professionals and the crime-control system itself.

Stanley Cohen traces the historical roots of these apparent changes and reforms, demonstrates in detail their often paradoxical results and speculates on the whole future of social control in Western societies. He has produced an entirely original synthesis of the original literature as well as an introductory guide to the major theoreticians of social control, such as David Rothman and Michael Foucault. This is not just a book for the specialist in criminology, social problems and the sociology of deviance but raises a whole range of issues of much wider interest to the social sciences. A concluding chapter on the practical and policy implications of the analysis is of special relevance to social workers and other practitioners.

This is an indispensable book for anyone who wants to make sense of the bewildering recent shifts in ideology and policy towards crime - and to understand the broader sociological implications of the study of social control.
Country USA
Brand Wiley-Interscience
Manufacturer Polity
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780745600215
ReleaseDate 1991-01-08
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780745600215

Country	USA
Brand	Wiley-Interscience
Manufacturer	Polity
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780745600215
ReleaseDate	1991-01-08
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780745600215

Visions of Social Control: Crime, Punishment and Classification

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