A telling tale: A case of vigilantism and its aftermath in an English town

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 474-490

  Girling, Evi ^a   Loader, Ian ^a   Sparks, Richard ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Crime; Mass media; Narrative; Vigilantism; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CROWDING; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PUBLICATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; ENGLAND; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MASS BEHAVIOR; MASS MEDIA; NEWSPAPERS; PREJUDICE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0032152286     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/591394     Document Type: Article

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