Collective crime as a source of social solidarity: a tentative test of a functional model for responses to mass violence

According to a classic notion by Durkheim, crime can lead to a collective indignation that is expressed through collective displays of solidarity. However, it is also possible that collective crimes represent a decline of the social order and a loss of community. Using two cross-sectional data sets...

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Authors: Vuori, Miika (Author) ; Hawdon, James (Author) ; Atte, Oksanen (Author) ; Räsänen, Pekka (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
In: Western criminology review
Year: 2013, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 1-15
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
collective crime
emotional response to crime
Fear of crime
functionalist model of crime
Path Analysis
School Shootings
social solidarity