It examines the deinstitutionalization and alternative forms of community control, diversion, disenchantment with the rehabilitative ideal, and the development of new ideologies and forms of intervention. He has produced an entirely original synthesis of the original literature as well as an introductory guide to the major theoreticians of social control, such as David Rothman and Michael Foucault. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. There is a historical approach that highlights not only changes in criminal and deviant behaviour but also, continuities in this behaviour.

This is not just a book for the specialist in criminology, social problems and the sociology of deviance but raises a whole range of issues of much wider interest to the social sciences.To save this article to your Dropbox account, please select one or more formats and confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. Please also list any non-financial associations or interests (personal, professional, political, institutional, religious or other) that a reasonable reader would want to know about in relation to the submitted work.

In Great Britain, North America and Western Europe, the 1960's saw new theories and styles of social control which seemed to undermine the whole basis of the established system. Chapter 1 describes the foundations of the deviancy control system in the late 1700's and early 1800's, compares the historical models used to explain these developments, and examines several destructuring movements that appeared in the 1960's (decentralization, decriminalization, informalism, self-help, demedicalization, destigmatization, behaviorism, and neoclassicism). Stanley Cohen, Visions of Social Control: Crime Punishment and Classification, Polity Press, Cambridge, 1985 x + 325 pp. Chapter 3 examines explanations for these trends and delineates five models of the relationship between social control policy intentions and consequences. Here you will find options to view and activate subscriptions, manage institutional settings and access options, access usage statistics, and more.Visions of Social Control Crime, Punishment and Classification by Stanley cohen, Polity Press, 1985.

If this is the first time you used this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your Google Drive account. The final chapter further analyzes the choices, values, hidden agendas, and domain assumptions of various social control positions. This is an indispensable book for anyone who wants to make sense of the bewildering recent shifts in ideology and policy towards crime - and to understand the broader sociological implications of the study of social control. Access options Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.A concluding chapter on the practical and policy implications of the analysis is of special relevance to social workers and other practitioners.