Borge Bakken
Crime and Control in China: The Myth of Harmony
Crime and Control in China: The Myth of Harmony
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China is a transitional society with one of the highest inequality rates in the world, but it reports extremely low crime rates. Børge Bakken's book reveals that violent crime is a sensitive issue, censored by party propaganda and an unaccountable police force, making official Chinese crime statistics unreliable. This investigation is crucial for those interested in the Chinese regime and state control, as well as criminologists and sociologists of crime.
Format: Hardback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 28 October 2022
Publisher: Polity Press
China is a society in transition, characterized by one of the highest inequality rates globally. Criminologists often describe this combination as highly toxic, leading to exceptionally high levels of crime. However, China reports remarkably low crime rates. How can this be explained?
In his book, "The Myth of Harmony: Crime and Control in Contemporary China," Børge Bakken challenges the prevailing narrative that China is a low-crime and rule-by-law society. Bakken delves beyond the statistics to uncover a more complex reality. He reveals that violent crime, in particular, is a sensitive issue that is deliberately censored by party propaganda and an unaccountable police force. This censorship and police force have the power to vanish any type of crime to a degree that makes the crime rate a mere formality.
Bakken argues that official Chinese crime statistics cannot be used to make assumptions about China's crime profile. Even the assumption that crime represents a problem and control its solution is not valid, as Bakken demonstrates. When control becomes part of the problem, the false assumption of a "harmonious society" evaporates, rendering "harmony" a myth and violence the traumatic reality.
This meticulous investigation of crime and justice in China is essential reading for those interested in the Chinese regime and China's state control. It also holds relevance for criminologists and sociologists of crime who seek to understand the complexities of crime and governance in this rapidly evolving society.
Weight: 534g
Dimension: 211 x 168 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780745663173
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