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Visions of Social Control: Crime, Punishment and Classification
Stanley Cohen
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Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKV; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 498.
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.
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 ... Read more
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.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745600215
SKU
V9780745600215
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About Stanley Cohen
Stanley Cohen is at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is the author of numerous books, including Visions of Social Control (Polity, 1985), Folk Devils and Moral Panics:The Creation of the Mods and Rockers (1980), Against Criminology (1988) and Psychological Survival: The Experience of Long Term Imprisonment (1973).
Reviews for Visions of Social Control: Crime, Punishment and Classification
"A major achievement ... in range and in analysis it is quite the best thing to have appeared in the area for many years." Sociological Review "A model worthy of emulation and a challenge to all, regardless of theoretical, methodological or ideological persuasion." American Journal of Sociology ... Read more