Visions of Social Control: Crime, Punishment and Classification

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This is not just a book for the specialist in criminology, social problems and the sociology of deviance but raises a whole range of issues of much wider interest to the social sciences. Visions of Social Control is a wide ranging analysis of recent shifts in ideas and practices for dealing with crime and delinquency.Visions of Social Control Crime, Punishment and Classification by Stanley cohen, Polity Press, 1985. This text analyses the ways in which behaviour comes to be defined as criminal and/or deviant and explores the ways in which conformity and social control can be achieved. To save this article to your Dropbox account, please select one or more formats and confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. For librarians and administrators, your personal account also provides access to institutional account management. Chapter 1 describes the foundations of the deviancy control system in the late 1700's and early 1800's, compares the historical models used to explain these developments, and examines several destructuring movements that appeared in the 1960's (decentralization, decriminalization, informalism, self-help, demedicalization, destigmatization, behaviorism, and neoclassicism).

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. Please also list any non-financial associations or interests (personal, professional, political, institutional, religious or other) that a reasonable reader would want to know about in relation to the submitted work. Chapter 3 examines explanations for these trends and delineates five models of the relationship between social control policy intentions and consequences. Access options Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below.If you do not have a society account or have forgotten your username or password, please contact your society. 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.