RT Book
T1 Control of violence: historical and international perspectives on violence in modern societies
T2 Social sciences Criminology
A2 Heitmeyer, Wilhelm 1945-
A2 Haupt, Heinz-Gerhard 1943-
A2 Malthaner, Stefan
A2 Querfurt, Andrea
LA English
PP New York, NY Heidelberg u.a.
PB Springer
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/59311969X
AB Modern societies are increasingly confronted with forms of violence that appear unpredictable and uncontrollable. Are the existing control regimes such as police, state surveillance institutions, and legal systems able to effectively contain phenomena such as school shootings, terrorism, or violence in fragile states, and what would help them become more effective? What is the relationship between state rule and self-control in limiting violence? Taking an historically and internationally comparative perspective, the contributors to this innovative book examine these violent phenomena as well as the preconditions and mechanisms of their control. Taking into consideration the fundamentally ambivalent character of control, they explore how institutions and strategies of control retroact on and thus re-shape societies. Moreover, they address general aspects of violence control in modern societies such as the concept of individual self-control, the impact of changing social institutions and the role of religion. The contributions to this volume explore violence on the micro-, meso-, and macro-levels of social organization, creating a cohesive theoretical framework for understanding violence on each of these levels. Control of Violence in Modern Societies will be of great interest to researchers studying violence, particularly to those studying the phenomenon in a global context, be it from a criminological, a sociological or from a public health perspective. -- From the Back Cover
AB Modern societies are increasingly confronted with forms of violence that appear unpredictable and uncontrollable. Are the existing control regimes such as police, state surveillance institutions, and legal systems able to effectively contain phenomena such as school shootings, terrorism, or violence in fragile states, and what would help them become more effective? What is the relationship between state rule and self-control in limiting violence? Taking an historically and internationally comparative perspective, the contributors to this innovative book examine these violent phenomena as well as the preconditions and mechanisms of their control. Taking into consideration the fundamentally ambivalent character of control, they explore how institutions and strategies of control retroact on and thus re-shape societies. Moreover, they address general aspects of violence control in modern societies such as the concept of individual self-control, the impact of changing social institutions and the role of religion. The contributions to this volume explore violence on the micro-, meso-, and macro-levels of social organization, creating a cohesive theoretical framework for understanding violence on each of these levels. Control of Violence in Modern Societies will be of great interest to researchers studying violence, particularly to those studying the phenomenon in a global context, be it from a criminological, a sociological or from a public health perspective. -- From the Back Cover
NO Literaturangaben
CN HM886
SN 1441903828
SN 9781441903822
K1 Violence : Prevention
K1 Violence : Social aspects
K1 Violent crimes
K1 Violence : Religious aspects
K1 Social Control
K1 Theorie
K1 Soziales Feld
K1 Einflussgröße
K1 Psychologie
K1 Terrorismus
K1 Erde
K1 Aufsatzsammlung
K1 Gewalt : Gesellschaft
K1 Gewalttätigkeit : Bekämpfung : Soziale Kontrolle : Staatsgewalt