What’s in a name? some thoughts on the vocabulary of vigilantism and related forms of ‘informal criminal justice’

Informal Criminal Justice

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 25-40

  Abrahams, Ray ^a  

^a CHURCHILL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85045859453     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315182117     Document Type: Chapter

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