Guest editorial

• Published in: Social transformations in Chinese societies Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 2 - 7
• Main Authors: Laidler, Karen Joe, Lee, Maggy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley Emerald Group Publishing Limited 01.01.2016
• Subjects: Armed forces; Borders; Corruption; Criminal justice; Criminology; Drug abuse; Drug trafficking; Fear of crime; Food; Grey markets; Immigration policy; Imprisonment; Investigations (Law enforcement); Juvenile justice; Kidnapping; Knowledge; Law enforcement; Leisure; Migration; Mills, Charles Wright (1916-1962); Political factors; Punishment; Slavery; Smuggling; Social disorganization; Social identity; Social sciences; Sociological imagination; Sociology; Victimization; Hong Kong; United States > US; Asia; China

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