Crime, Justice, and Social Control

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1793513082
• ISBN13: 9781793513083
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.0" x 10.0"