Ethnographies of law and social control / edited by Stacy Lee Burns.
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TextSeries: Sociology of crime, law, and deviance ; v. 6.Publication details: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier JAI, 2005.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (vii, 224 pages)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 008045688X
- 9780080456881
- 9780857240538
- 0857240536
- Crime prevention
- Crime -- Sociological aspects
- Social control
- Justice, Administration of -- Social aspects
- Justice, Administration of
- Criminal justice, Administration of
- Criminal law
- Social Control, Formal
- Criminal Law
- Contrôle social
- Justice -- Administration
- Justice pénale -- Administration
- Droit pénal
- Criminalité -- Aspect sociologique
- criminal law
- Crime & criminology
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology
- Crime prevention
- Crime -- Sociological aspects
- Justice, Administration of -- Social aspects
- Social control
- Criminaliteit
- Sociale controle
- Preventie
- Etnografie
- 364.4 22
- HM291 .E86 2005eb
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Bringing together scholars and experts in ethnography, law, and social control, this collection presents an overview of the everyday work and activities of legal and social control professionals, functionaries, and participants. It emphasizes the need to consider the organizationally and institutionally specific features and competencies.
Cover -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS -- Chapter 1 -- INTRODUCTION TO ETHNOGRAPHIES OF LAW AND SOCIAL CONTROL -- PART I: SOCIAL CONTROL OF INTERPERSONAL "OFFENSES " AND "OFFENDERS " -- Chapter 2 -- THREAT MANAGEMENT: MORAL AND ACTUAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE CONTROL OF CELEBRITY STALKING -- Chapter 3 -- RED FLAGS AND TRIGGER CONTROL: THE ROLE OF HUMAN SUPERVISION IN AN ELECTRONIC MONITORING PROGRAM -- Chapter 4 -- DANGEROUSNESS AND ITS DISCONTENTS: A DISCOURSE ON THE SOCIO-POLITICS OF DANGEROUSNESS -- PART II: SOCIAL CONTROL IN OFFICIAL UREAUCRACIES AND TOTAL INSTITUTIONS -- Chapter 5 -- BIASES FORGED THROUGH SUSPICION: THE GATEKEEPER IN PUBLIC HOUSING RECONSIDERED -- Chapter 6 -- COERCING CHANGE: HOW INSTITUTIONS INDUCE CORRECTION IN THE CULTURE OF SELF-CHANGE -- Chapter 7 -- MOTHERS IN JAIL: GENDER, SOCIAL CONTROL, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF PARENTHOOD BEHIND BARS -- PART III: SOCIAL CONTROL BY LEGAL PROFESSIONALS AND FUNCTIONARIES -- Chapter 8 -- PROSECUTING MIKE TYSON: BOXING WITH THE MEDIA -- Chapter 9 -- ALIENS OF EXTRAORDINARY ABILITY, ALIENS OF EXTRAORDINARY VULNERABILITY: SKILLED PROFESSIONALS AND CONTINGENT STATUS IN AMERICAN IMMIGRATION LAW -- Chapter 10 -- PUNISHING TO PROTECT? BALANCING PUNISHMENT AND FUTURE WELFARE IN THE JUVENILE COURT -- Chapter 11 -- UNDERSTANDING PROBLEMS IN AN INTERPRETER-MEDIATED POLICE INTERROGATION -- Last Page.
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