Ronald J Troyer

Social Control in the People's Republic of China Ronald J Troyer

Publisher Marketing: Where other books have discussed selected social practices in China, this volume is unique in its coverage of the entire social control apparatus of that country. The contributors to this comprehensive study describe the design and operation of the Chinese social control system. Drawing on data gathered in China, the book introduces readers to China's unusual blend of formal and informal devices at the individual and neighborhood level up through the formal criminal justice system. This social control approach stresses citizen involvement and emphasizes prevention rather than reaction. The various chapters describe how the criminal justice system operates when these devices fall.

Contributor Bio:  Troyer, Ronald J RONALD J. TROYER is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at Drake University. Contributor Bio:  Clark, John P JOHN P. CLARK, Professor of Sociology at the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis, St. Paul, has lived in Japan as a Senior Fulbright Scholar and in China as a Professor of Sociology at Nankai University, Tianjin. Contributor Bio:  Rojek, Dean G DEAN G. ROJEK is an Associate Professor in the Sociology Department at the University of Georgia with special interests in juvenile delinquency and the sociology of law.