The culture of high crime societies. Some preconditions of recent 'Law and Order' policies

In a continuing attempt to explain the emergence of new strategies of crime control in the UK and USA, a theory of cultural adaptation is developed. The paper argues that the political and policy shifts of recent years have been conditioned by prior changes that have occurred at the level of social...

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Main Author: Garland, David 1955- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2000
In: The British journal of criminology
Year: 2000, Volume: 40, Issue: 3, Pages: 347-375
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