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  • ISBN 9781119372356
  • Weight: 885g
  • Dimensions: 168 x 246mm
  • Publication Date: 04 Jan 2019
  • Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
  • Language: English
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The Handbook of Social Control offers a comprehensive review of the concepts of social control in today's environment and focuses on the most relevant theories associated with social control. With contributions from noted experts in the field across 32 chapters, the depth and scope of the Handbook reflects the theoretical and methodological diversity that exists within the study of social control. Chapters explore various topics including: theoretical perspectives; institutions and organizations; law enforcement; criminal justice agencies; punishment and incarceration; surveillance; and global developments.

This Handbook explores a variety of issues and themes on social control as being a central theme of criminological reflection. The text clearly demonstrates the rich heritage of the major relevant perspectives of social control and provides an overview of the most important theories and dimensions of social control today.

Written for academics, undergraduate, and graduate students in the fields of criminology, criminal justice, and sociology, The Handbook of Social Control is an indispensable resource that explores a contemporary view of the concept of social control.
About

Mathieu Deflem is Professor of Sociology at the University of South Carolina, USA, and previously held positions at Kenyon College and Purdue University. His interests include international police cooperation, surveillance, popular culture and sociological theory, censorship, and law. To date, he has authored four books, including The Policing of Terrorism (2010) and Sociology of Law (2008).