From Toad of Toad Hall to the 'Death Drivers' of Belfast. An Exploratory History of 'Joyriding'
The article explores the history of joyriding, the term used for the offense to take and drive away (TDA) a vehicle without the owner's consent. It focuses on the participants of TDA whose motivations were largely, or in part, expressive and whose activities have carried the controversial term...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2006
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The British journal of criminology
Year: 2006, Volume: 46, Issue: 3, Pages: 455-469 |
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Volltext (doi) |
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| Availability in Tübingen: | Present in Tübingen. IFK: In: Z 7 |
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| Summary: | The article explores the history of joyriding, the term used for the offense to take and drive away (TDA) a vehicle without the owner's consent. It focuses on the participants of TDA whose motivations were largely, or in part, expressive and whose activities have carried the controversial term "joyriding." Findings associated to the TDA cases in 1930s in Belfast are laid with the interpretations of this crime offered by British and North American criminologists |
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| ISSN: | 0007-0955 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/bjc/azi076 |