"the spectacle of fearsome acts": Crime in the melting P(l)ot in fangs of New York

Critical Criminology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-35

  O'Brien, Martin ^a   Tzanelli, Rodanthi ^a   Yar, Majid ^a   Penna, Sue ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 16244418675     PISSN: 12058629     EISSN: 15729877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10612-004-6111-9     Document Type: Review

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