Crime and Control in Comparative Perspectives.

Intro -- Civilization, Modernization and the Development of Crime and Control -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Civilization and Modernization - Two Paradigms to Describe Long Term Changes in Crime and Control -- 2.1 The Civilization Concept -- 2.2 The Modernization Concept -- 3 Civilizing and Modernizing: Concerning the Exploratory Power of Two Paradigms -- 3.1 Civilizing and Modernizing and Their Impact on Crime and Control in Developed Societies -- 3.2 Civilizing and Modernizing and Their Impact on Crime and Control in Developing Societies -- 3.3 Civilizing and Modernizing and Their Impact on Crime and Control in Socialist Societies -- 4 Remarks Concerning the Rewards of the Concepts of Civilizing and Modernizing -- Part I Crime and Control in Developed Nations -- Developments in Delinquency and Criminal Justice: A Nordic Perspective -- 1 Background -- 2 The Development of Crime in the Nordic Countries -- 3 Changes in the Development of Crime Control in the Nordic Countries -- 4 The Connection between Crime and Crime Control: Conclusions -- Modern Patterns of Crime and Control in the Federal Republic of Germany -- 1 The Welfare-State-Thesis -- 2 Development of Crime and Control in the FRG from 1950 to 1987 -- 2.1 Development of Crime -- 2.1.5 Summary -- 2.2 The Development of Social Control -- 3. Development Trends -- The Development of Delinquency and Criminal Justice in Japan -- 1 Criminal Trends in Japan -- 1.1 Penal Code Offences -- 1.2 Major Penal Code Offences -- 1.3 Offences against Special Laws -- 2 Trends in certain Offences and Offenders -- 2.1 Drug Offences -- 2.2 Bo-ryo-ku-dan Offenders (Offenders composing or associated with Bo-ryo-ku-dan) -- 2.3 Mentally Disordered Offenders -- 2.4 Offences by Terrorist Groups -- 2.5 Aged Offenders -- 2.6 Female Offenders -- 2.7 Juvenile Delinquency.

3 The Penal System and Prison as a "Crime Control" in Japan -- 4 The Objectives and the Reality of Treatment in Penal Institutions -- 5 Reasons for a Low Incidence of Crime in Japan -- The Development of American Crime: A Comparative Perspective -- 1 The Development of Social Factors Influencing American Crime -- 2 The Dynamics of Crime -- 3 The Response to Crime -- 4 Discussion -- Part II Crime and Control in Developing Nations -- Crime and Control in Venezuela -- 1 The Crime Problem in Venezuela -- 1.1 Predatory Crime -- 1.2 Corruption -- 1.3 Drug Trafficking and Drug Use -- 2 Crime Control in Venezuela -- 2.1 A General Perspective -- 2.2 Responding to Crises -- 3 Conclusion -- Crime and Control in the English-Speaking Caribbean: A Comparative Study of Jamaica, Trinidad, Tobago and Barbados 1960-1980 -- 1 Development in Criminality over Two Decades 1960-1980 -- 1.1 Total Crimes Reported -- 1.2 Crimes against Property -- 1.3 Crimes against the Person -- 2 Trends in Law Enforcement and Crime -- 3 Sentencing Practices and Crime -- 4 The Jamaican Problem -- Crime and Control in Nigeria -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Crime Trends in Nigeria -- 3 Juvenile Delinquency and Some Specific Types of Criminality -- 3.1 Juvenile Delinquency -- 3.2 Female Criminality -- 3.3 Drug Offences -- 3.4 Corporate Offences -- 3.5 Offences Related to Insurance Companies -- 3.6 Frauds Connected With Banks -- 4 Crime Prevention and Control -- 5 Crime Control -- 6 The Criminal Justice System -- 6.1 The Police -- 6.2 The Judiciary -- 6.3 The Prison -- 7 Conclusion -- Crime and Control in Comparative Perspective: The Case of India -- 1 Introductory Remarks -- 2 Crime Trends and Crime Patterns -- 2.1 Official Crime Statistics -- 2.2 Crime in India: Trends and Patterns -- 3 The Indian Scene: An Analysis -- 4 Crime and Punishment: An Indian Perspective -- 4.1 Penal Options.

4.2 Female Offenders and Victims -- 4.3 Crime and Social Injustice -- 4.4 Capital Punishment -- 4.5 Challenge of Economic Crimes -- 4.6 Corporate Criminal Responsibility -- 5 Policing Society -- 6 Conclusion -- Part III Crime and Control in Socialist Nations -- Delinquency and the Development of Penal Sanctions in the German Democratic Republic -- 1 The Dynamics of Crime and Control -- 2 The Structural Problem of Criminality -- 3 Control Strategies -- Crime Control and Crime Policy in Hungary -- 1 Introductory Thoughts -- 2 Hungarian Criminal Policy in the 1980s -- 3 Possible Reforms -- Crime and Control in China -- 1 The Basic Situation of Crime After the Foundation of the People's Republic of China -- 1.1 1949-1956 -- 1.2 1957-1965 -- 1.3 1966-1976 -- 1.4 1977-1989 -- 2 Prevention and Control of Crime in China -- 2.1 Reforming and Rehabilitating Criminals Through Labour -- 2.2 The Prevention of Law Violation and Crime Commission is a Central Component of the Crime Control Strategy -- 2.3 Organizing the Masses to Help and Educate the Juvenile Delinquents -- 3 Strengthening the Construction of Spiritual Civilization, Educating the People for Political Thought, Morality and Legal System, Enhancing the People's Quality and Cultivating the Good Moral Look of the Society -- Part IV The Interpretative Turn: A Second Look -- Power, Individualism and the Sanctity of Human Life: Development of Criminality and Punishment in Four Cultures -- 1 Development of Criminality and Punishment in Four Cultures -- 2 Structural Properties of Modernity: The Levelling-Out of Power, Individualisation and the Sanctity of Life -- 2.1 Trend to the Levelling-Out of Power -- 2.2 The Trend to Individualisation -- 2.3 The Trend of Valuation of Sanctity of Human Life -- 3 Conclusions -- Abbreviations -- Notes on Contributors -- Index.

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