Social Control

Social Control is the system of formal and informal mechanisms through which societies regulate individual behavior to maintain conformity to established social norms and values.

3.5K

Publications

291.6K

Citations

5.7K

Authors

1.6K

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Publications per year

2017–2026

501

Authors

5.7K

  1. RJ
    Robert J. Sampson

    Harvard University Press, United States

    14 publications · 13.2K citations

    14

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  2. GE
    George E. Higgins

    University of Louisville, United States

    12 publications · 1.1K citations

    12

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  3. BB
    Ben Bradford

    University College London, United Kingdom

    10 publications · 733 citations

    10

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  4. HG
    Harold G. Grasmick

    University of Oklahoma, United States

    10 publications · 1.2K citations

    10

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  5. JJ
    Jonathan Jackson

    London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

    10 publications · 725 citations

    10

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1–5 of 5.7K

Venues

  1. Criminology

    54 publications · 13.9K citations

    44

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  2. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

    67 publications · 9K citations

    40

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  3. Social Forces

    SF · 67 publications · 5.4K citations

    38

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  4. American Sociological Review

    ASR · 50 publications · 14.7K citations

    37

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  5. Social Problems

    54 publications · 3.7K citations

    31

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See also

Social Control

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