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CRIME AND CRIME CONTROL A GLOBAL VIEW Edited by Gregg Barak
A World View of Social Issues Andrew L. Cherry, Series Adviser
Greenwood Press Westport, Connecticut • London
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Crime and crime control : a global view / edited by Gregg Barak. p. cm.—(A world view of social issues, ISSN 1526-9442) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-313-30681-8 (alk. paper) 1. Crime prevention—Cross-cultural studies. 2. Criminology—Cross-cultural studies. I. Barak, Gregg. II. Series. HV7431.C686 2000 364.4—dc21 99-049044 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 2000 by Gregg Barak All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 99-049044 ISBN: 0-313-30681-8 ISSN: 1526-9442 First published in 2000 Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.greenwood.com Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10
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CONTENTS
Series Foreword Andrew L. Cherry
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Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction: A Comparative Perspective on Crime and Crime Control Greg£j Barak
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BRAZIL (Developing Nation-State) Emilio E. Dellasoppa
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CHINA (Developing Nation-State) Mark S. Gaylord
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GERMANY (Developed Nation-State) Hans-Joerg Albrecht and Raymond Teske
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GHANA (Posttraditional Nation-State) Obi N. Ignatius Ebbe and Chris Abotchie
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INDIA (Developing Nation-State) S. George Vineentnathan
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IRAN (Developing Nation-State) Hamid R. Kusha
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NAVAJO NATION (Posttraditional Nation-State) Jon'a F. Meyer and James Zion
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NETHERLANDS (Developed Nation-State) Henk van de Bunt and Ineke Haen Marshall
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NEW ZEALAND (Developed Nation-State) George Pavlieh
133
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NIGERIA (Posttraditional Nation-State) Obi N. Ignatius Ebbe
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POLAND (Developing Nation-State) Wojcieeh Cebulak and Emil Plywaczewski
163
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RUSSIA (Developing Nation-State) William Alex Pridemore
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TAIWAN (Developed Nation-State) Mayling Maria Chu
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UNITED KINGDOM (Developed Nation-State) Nic Groombridge
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UNITED STATES (Developed Nation-State) Gary Feinberg
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Index
255
About the Editor and Contributors
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SERIES FOREWORD
Why are child abuse in the family and homelessness social conditions to be endured or at least tolerated in some countries while in other countries they are viewed as social problems that must be reduced or eliminated? What social institutions and other factors affect these behaviors? What historical, political, and social forces influence a society's response to a social condition? In many cases, individuals around the world have the same or similar hopes and problems. However, in most cases we deal with the same social conditions in very dissimilar ways. The volumes in the Greenwood series A World View of Social Issues examine different social issues and problems that are being faced by individuals and societies around the world. These volumes examine problems of poverty and homelessness, drugs a