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Book SynopsisAs the center stage of the world in the twenty-first century, Asia and the Pacific provide a vast testing ground where Eastern civilizations meet with Western development, socialism with capitalism, and authoritarianism with democracy for possible confrontation, fusion, or both. This study examines crime and social control in the region. It first examines crime, concentrating upon crime resulting from social disorganization; crimes of opportunity; entrepreneurial crime; bureaucratic crime; the drug trade; human trafficking; organized crime; and crimes of terror. Professor Shaw then analyzes social control, focusing on change of ideologies; transfer of technologies; professionalization of control forces; modernization of control systems; cross-border cooperation; and international coordination. Most critically, this work explores changing dynamics between capitalism and socialism; Eastern civilizations and Western development; democratic forms of government and patriarchal leadership; c
Table of ContentsPart 1 Introduction Part 2 Groundwork: Theories, Methods, and Objectives Chapter 3 Concepts, Themes, and Theories Chapter 4 Interviews, Fieldwork, and Data Collection Chapter 5 Issues, Objectives, and Implications Part 6 Crime and Deviance: Types, Patterns, and Characteristics Chapter 7 Crime Resulting from Social Organization Chapter 8 Crimes of Opportunity Chapter 9 Corporate and Entrepreneurial Crime Chapter 10 Governmental and Bureaucratic Crime Chapter 11 Substance Smuggling and the Drug Trade Chapter 12 Human Trafficking and Illegal Immigration Chapter 13 Organized Crime Chapter 14 Crimes of Terror Part 15 Social Control: Problems, Progress, and Promise Chapter 16 Change of Control Ideologies Chapter 17 Transfer of Control Technologies Chapter 18 Professionalization of Control Forces Chapter 19 Modernization of Control Systems Chapter 20 Cross-border Collaboration and Cooperation Chapter 21 International Organization and Coordination Chapter 22 Civil Penetration and Global Synchronization Part 23 Crime and Social Control: Larger Institutions, Processes, and Contexts Chapter 24 Capitalism and Socialism Chapter 25 Eastern Civilizations and Western Development Chapter 26 Citizen Initiative and the State Authority Chapter 27 Formalism and Informalism Chapter 28 Procedural Fairness and Control Effectiveness Part 29 Conclusion Part 30 References Part 31 Index
