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Download or read book Social Legislation and Crime written by Prafullah Padhy and published by Gyan Publishing House. This book was released on 2006 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book addresses a set of intriguing and complex questions in the study of law and society. How does legislation affect the behaviour of citizens? What role do attitudes play in rule following and under what conditions can legislation influence these attitudes? It juxtaposes the approaches to this set of questions. It deals with one of the fundamental questions of the interdisciplinary study of law. The possibilities and limitations of the legislature s influence on citizens behaviour in various fields are explored. The book will be of great interest to practitioners in probation victim support, police and others who are involved in the delivery of services to victims of crime.