Ethnographies of law and social control

• Other Authors: Burns, Stacy Lee
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier JAI, 2005.
• Series: Sociology of crime, law, and deviance ; v. 6.
• Subjects: Crime prevention.; Crime > Sociological aspects.; Social control.; Justice, Administration of > Social aspects.; Crime & criminology.; Law > General.; Social Science > Criminology.

This volume brings together distinguished scholars and cutting-edge experts in the fields of ethnography, law, and social control to present a comprehensive, insightful, and state-of-the-art overview of the everyday work and activities of legal and social control professionals, functionaries, and pa...