NCJ Number
139101
Journal
International Annals of Criminology Volume: 27 Issue: 1/2 Dated: (1989) Pages: 249-257
Date Published
1989
Length
9 pages
Annotation
This paper summarizes the papers presented at the 10th International Congress of Criminology held in Hamburg, Germany in September 1988 and focusing on the abuse of political and economic power and on correctional reform and society's response to crime.
Abstract
Individual papers noted that analyses of the abuse of power have focused on the abuse of economic power, while the abuse of political power also deserves attention. They also focused on corruption in specific countries, terrorism, and organized crime. Further papers discussed public attitudes, corrections policies, arguments for and against the abolition of prisons, crime prevention, general deterrence, alternatives to institutionalization, informal social control, and current criminological approaches to penal sanctions.