McGraw-Hill Education. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. McGraw-Hill Education ISBN 0335209408 9780335209408 [GB]

Open University Press, Date: 2003-12-01. Paperback. Good. 2003. Open University Press ISBN 0335209408 9780335209408 [US]

ISBN10: 0335209408, ISBN13: 9780335209408, [publisher: McGraw-Hill Education 2003-12-16, Maidenhead] Softcover Language: eng
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2003]

ISBN10: 0335209408, ISBN13: 9780335209408, [publisher: McGraw-Hill Education 2003-12-16, Maidenhead] Softcover Language: eng
[London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2003]

ISBN10: 0335209408, ISBN13: 9780335209408, [publisher: Open University Press, Milton Keynes] Softcover First Edition Paperback. *Provides a clear, yet panoramic analysis of how the concept of social control has been used by different theoretical traditions in the social sciences.*Connects contemporary changes in areas such as policing, penal systems and surveillance, with wider and deeper changes in the constitution of society.*Employs empirical examples to illustrate key conceptual points.*Develops an innovative argument about the nature and scope of social control in late-modern societies.Understanding Social Control investigates how the concept of social control has been used to capture the ways in which individuals, communities and societies respond to a variety of forms of deviant behaviour. In so doing, the book demonstrates how an appreciation of the meanings of the concept of social control is vital to understanding the dynamics and trajectories of social order in contemporary late-modern societies. Through an analysis of a range of different modes of social control including: policing, imprisonment, surveillance, risk management, audit and architecture, this book explores how and why the mechanisms and processes of social control are changing. The book will be of interest to those studying courses in criminology and the social sciences, researchers with interests in the sociology of deviance and social control, and readers who want to understand the social ...
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Open Univ Pr, Date: 2004. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 160 pages. 9.25x6.75x0.50 inches. 2004. Open Univ Pr ISBN 0335209408 9780335209408 [GB]

Taylor & Francis Group , pp. 192 1st Edition . Papeback. New. Taylor & Francis Group ISBN 0335209408 9780335209408 [US]

ISBN10: 0335209408, ISBN13: 9780335209408, [publisher: Open Univ Pr] Softcover 1st edition. 160 pages. 9.25x6.75x0.50 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2004]