Crime and control in comparative perspectives /
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De Gruyter,
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Publisher Address: | Berlin ; Boston : |
Publication Dates: |
2012. ©1992 |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110875850 http://www.degruyter.com/doc/cover/9783110875850.jpg |
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 |