I know two means of social control as studied in Criminology.

1- formal
2- Non-formal

In formal mean, we include Police, courts, jails and other law enforcing agencies.

In non-formal, we have family, school, social group, religion and culture.

i think, here they mean by internal mean as non-formal and by external as formal means.

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