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The Culture of Control :Crime and Social Order in Contemporary Society

3.98 ( 188 Ratings by Goodreads)
The Culture of Control

The Culture of Control :Crime and Social Order in Contemporary Society

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The Culture of Control charts the dramatic changes in crime control and criminal justice that have occurred in Britain and America over the last 25 years. It then explains these transformations by showing how the social organization of late modern society has prompted a series of political and cultural adaptations that alter how governments and citizens think and act in relation to crime. The book presents an original and in-depth analysis of contemporary crime control, revealing its underlying logics and rationalities, and identifying the social relations and cultural sensibilities that have produced this new culture of control. In developing a "history of the present" in the field of crime control, David Garland presents an intertwined history of the welfare state and the criminal justice state, a theory of social and penal change, and an account of how social order is constructed in late modern societies. Drawing on extensive research in the UK and the USA, he shows in detail how the social, economic and cultural forces of the late 20th century have reshaped criminological thought, public policy, and the cultural meaning of crime and criminals. The Culture of Control explains how our responses to crime and our sense of criminal justice came to be so dramatically reconfigured at the end of the 20th century. The shifting policies of crime and punishment, welfare and security - and the changing class, race and gender relations that underpin them - are viewed as aspects of the problem of governing late modern society and creating social order in a rapidly changing social world. Its theoretical scope, empirical range and interpretative insight make this book an indispensable guide to one of the central issues of our time.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9780198299370
ISBN10 0198299370
Number Of Pages 324
Item Weight 620 g
Product Dimensions 165 x 240 x 22 mm
Publisher / Reseller Oxford University Press
Format hardback
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There is a tremendous readability and clarity about The Culture of Control that almost disguises the mass of learning and information in the book. In fact, it is difficult to know which feature is to be admired more: the extraordinary sophistication, the integration of so many different approaches and disciplines, the snappy writing, or the lucid ordering of the argument. There is compelling realism about Garland's work. Much of it rings true, although some may find the reading of recent social history rather left wing. Against the backdrop of the new, dispiriting, CJS White Paper, here is a prophet for our times. * Legal and Criminological Psychology *
Garland's book is more than just an important contribution to criminology. It is also a major work of social analysis, which deserves to be read more widely ... his account of changes in crime control also provides one of the clearest and most convincing characterizations of contemporary society in general. * Robert Reiner, The Times Literary Supplement *

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Author's Bio

David Garland is Professor of Law at New York University

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