Primary definitions of crime and moral panic: A content analysis of experts' quotes in feature newspaper articles on crime

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 474-494

  Welch, Michael ^a   Fenwick, Melissa ^a   Roberts, Meredith ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIME; HUMAN; IDEOLOGY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LITERATURE; MORALITY; PANIC; PUBLICATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0030669057     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427897034004004     Document Type: Article

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