Social dynamics of crime and control : new theories for a world in transition

Social dynamics of crime and control : new theories for a world in transition / edited by Susanne Karstedt and Kai-D. Bussman.

This book assembles essays by leading scholars in their fields of criminology and socio-legal studies. John Braithwaite, John Hagan, Jack Katz, Nicola Lacey, Michael Levi, Joan McCord, Dario Melossi, Steven Messner and Richard Rosenfeld explore new directions in contemporary theorising about the imp...

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Other Authors: Bussmann, Kai-D, Karstedt, Susanne
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., 2000.
Series:Oñati international series in law and society.
Subjects:
Criminology.
Social control.
Crime > Sociological aspects.
criminology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Crime > Sociological aspects
Criminology
Social control
Criminaliteit.
Sociologische aspecten.
Culturele aspecten.
Sociale controle.
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Table of Contents:
  • Half Title Page; Foreword; Preface; Contents; List of Contributors; 1. Introduction: Social Change as a Challenge for Criminological Theory; Part I: Crime and the Social Dynamics of Markets; 2. Market Dominance, Crime and Globalisation; 3. Subterranean Sources of Subcultural Delinquency Beyond the American Dream; 4. Knights of Crime: The Success of "Pre-Modern" Structures in the Illegal Economy; 5. Extortion, Corruption and Trust: A Structural-Constructionist Perspective; Part II: Social Dynamics and the Limits of Legal Control; 6. Republican Theory, the Good Society and Crime Control.

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