Crime and control in comparative perspectives /

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Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Group Author: Heiland, Hans-Günther; Katoh, Hisao; Shelly, Louise I.
Published: De Gruyter,
Publisher Address: Berlin ; Boston :
Publication Dates: 2012.
©1992
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110875850
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Item Description: Includes index.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xiii, 292 pages) : illustrations
ISBN: 9783110875850
Index Number: HV6028
CLC: D917-05
Contents: Frontmatter --
Preface --
Contents --
Civilization, Modernization and the Development of Crime and Control --
Part I. Crime and Control in Developed Nations --
Developments in Delinquency and Criminal Justice: A Nordic Perspective --
Modern Patterns of Crime and Control in the Federal Republic of Germany --
The Development of Delinquency and Criminal Justice in Japan --
The Development of American Crime: A Comparative Perspective --
Part II. Crime and Control in Developing Nations --
Crime and Control in Venezuela --
Crime and Control in the English-Speaking Caribbean: A Comparative Study of Jamaica, Trinidad, Tobago and Barbados 1960-1980 --
Crime and Control in Nigeria --
Crime and Control in Comparative Perspectives: The Case of India --
Part III. Crime and Control in Socialist Nations --
Delinquency and the Development of Penal Sanctions in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) --
Crime Control and Crime Policy in Hungary --
Crime and Control in China --
Part IV. The Interpretative Turn: A Second Look --
Power, Individualism and the Sanctity of Human Life: Development of Criminality and Punishment in Four Cultures --
Abbreviations --
Notes on Contributors --
Index --
Backmatter