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Author Zhong, Lena

Title Communities, Crime and Social Capital in Contemporary China : Crime Prevention in Two Chinese Communities
Published Cullompton : Willan Pub., 2008

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Description 1 online resource (296 pages)
Contents Front Cover; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Foreword; Preface and acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Taking to the field; Chapter 3 Community crime prevention and social capital; Chapter 4 Social capital in China; Chapter 5 Crime and social control in China; Chapter 6 Building little, safe and civilized communities in Shenzhen: community crime prevention with Chinese characteristics? Part One: CMSO, and BLSCC development and outcome
Chapter 7 Building little, safe and civilized communities in Shenzhen: community crime prevention with Chinese characteristics? Part Two: BLSCC measuresChapter 8 BLSCC in two Shenzhen communities; Chapter 9 Conclusion; Appendix; References; Glossary; Index
Summary This book explores the theoretical and empirical dimensions of community crime prevention in China, examining in particular the role of social capital in a rapidly modernizing economic, social and political context. In doing so it provides a vivid picture of contemporary crime and crime control in China as well as analyzing the very particular Chinese approach to community crime prevention, looking at such social institutions as the household registration system, the neighbourhood committee, the work unit and the public security bureau
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Subject Crime prevention -- China
Crime prevention -- China -- Citizen participation
Crime prevention
Crime prevention -- Citizen participation
China
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781843925774
184392577X