Crime and silence: ‘Death and life are in the power of the tongue’ (Proverbs 18:21)

Theoretical Criminology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-152

  Hallsworth, Simon ^a   Young, Tara ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bystander; control agent; denial; offender; silence; victim

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149114018     PISSN: 13624806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362480608089237     Document Type: Article

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