NCJ Number
35409
Editor(s)
H BIANCHI,
M SIMONDI,
I TAYLOR
Date Published
1975
Length
232 pages
Annotation
SELECTED PAPERS GIVEN AT THE FIRST CONFERENCE OF THE EUROPEAN GROUP FOR THE STUDY OF DEVIANCE AND SOCIAL CONTROL, A NEWLY FORMED GROUP FOR THE STUDY OF RADICAL CRIMINOLOGY AND DEVIANCE.
Abstract
THIS VOLUME OFFERS A RADICAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE PROCESSES OF SOCIAL CONTROL AND THE SOCIOLOGY OF DEVIANCE IN SEVERAL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. IT INCLUDES ACCOUNTS AND CRITIQUES OF THE STATE OF CRIMINOLOGY IN SELECTED COUNTRIES, TOGETHER WITH STUDIES OF PENAL LAW, PSYCHIATRIC CONTROL, BLACKMAIL, AND ORGANIZED CRIME. A SPECIAL FEATURE IS THE SURVEY OF PRISON MOVEMENTS IN SCANDINAVIA, ITALY, FRANCE, AND BRITAIN. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)