New Approaches to Social Problems Treatment

Stacy Lee Burns, Mark Peyrot

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Abstract

This volume examines diverse developments in the evolution of public policy institutions for remedying social problems. The collected chapters address the transformation of social problems, social problems work, and social problems solutions in the context of criminal justice, mental health, and community institutions (schools) in contemporary society. These diverse settings and institutions collectively reflect a trend toward the use of various 'treatment' initiatives within formal disciplinary systems and as part of legalistic social control strategies.
Original languageAmerican English
PublisherEmerald
Number of pages298
StatePublished - 2010

Publication series

Name Research in social problems and public policy
Volume17

Keywords

  • social problems
  • sex crimes
  • hate crimes

Disciplines

  • Criminology
  • Social Control, Law, Crime, and Deviance
  • Sociology

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