Crime and Control in China: The Myth of Harmony

by Bakken and Børge Bakken

Book Overview

China is a transitional society with one of the highest inequality rates in the world. Criminologists would typify this as a highly toxic combination, creating very high levels of crime. Yet China reports extremely low crime rates. How might this be?

With this book, B rge Bakken shows that the reality in China does not match the rosy picture of low crime and rule-by-law that the authorities present to the world. Looking beyond the statistics,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745663184
• ISBN13: 9780745663180
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.2"