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Social Control, Formal

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Definition: Control which is exerted by the more stable organizations of society, such as established institutions and the law. They are ordinarily embodied in definite codes, usually written.  X ref REGULATION: not for regulation in biological processes   
See Also Public Policy
Examples Animal Welfare; Capital Punishment; Coercion; Government Regulation; Human Rights; Jurisprudence; Law Enforcement; Legislation, Drug; Mandatory Programs; Patient Advocacy; Peer Review; Police; Prisons; Social Control Policies 		Other names Social Controls; Regulations; Formal Social Controls; Formal Social Control; Controls, Social; Control, Social; Social Control; Regulation

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