Inequality, crime, & [and] social control : [papers presented at the meeting held at the Georgia center for continuing education in April, 1992

This book brings together the most recent advances in theory and research on the relationship between social inequality and the control of criminal behavior, exploring the ways in which social class, race, gender, and age shape societal and organizational responses to crime. Papers Presented At The Meeting Held At The Georgia Center For Continuing Education In April, 1992. 1. Problems And Prospects In The Study Of Inequality Crime, And Social Control / George S. Bridges And Martha A. Myers -- 2. The Theoretical Bases For Inequality In Formal Social Control / Charles R. Tittle -- 3. Modeling The Conflict Perspective Of Social Control / Allen E. Liska -- 4. Rethinking And Unthinking Social Control, / Anthony M. Platt -- 5. The Police: Symbolic Capital, Class, And Control / Peter K. Manning -- 6. Ethnicity: The Forgotten Dimension Of American Social Control / Darnell F. Hawkins -- 7. Gender And Punishment Disparity / Kathleen Daly -- 8. Gender, Class, Racism, And Criminal Justice: Against Global And Gender-centric Theories, For Poststructuralist Perspectives / Pat Carlen -- 9. Labor Markets And The Relationships Among Forms Of The Criminal Sanction / James Inverarity -- 10. Gender, Race, And Social Control: Toward An Understanding Of Sex Disparities In Imprisonment / George S. Bridges And Gina Beretta. 11. Lethal Social Control In The South: Lynchings And Executions Between 1880 And 1930 / Stewart E. Tolnay And E. M. Beck -- 12. Double Jeopardy: The Abuse And Punishment Of Homeless Youth / John Hagan And Bill Mccarthy -- 13. Eugenics, Class, And The Professionalization Of Social Control / Nicole Hahn Rafter -- 14. Children In The Therapeutic State: Lessons For The Sociology Of Deviance And Social Control / John R. Sutton -- 15. Crime And The Social Control Of Blacks: Offender/victim Race And The Sentencing Of Violent Offenders / Cassia Spohn -- 16. The Symbolic Punishment Of White-collar Offenders / Celesta A. Albonetti. Edited By George S. Bridges And Martha A. Myers. Cover Title: Inequality, Crime, & Social Control. Papers Presented At The Meeting Held At The Georgia Center For Continuing Education In April, 1992. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 283-322) And Index. A study of recent advances in theory and research on the relationship between social inequality and the control of criminal behaviour. The contributors explore the ways in which social class, race, gender and age shape societal and organizational responses to crime.