Inequality, Crime, And Social ControlGeorge S Bridges, Martha A Myers This book brings together the most recent advances in theory and research on the relationship between social inequality and the control of criminal behavior. |
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PART | 8 |
The Theoretical Bases for Inequality in Formal Social | 21 |
Modeling the Conflict Perspective of Social Control | 53 |
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