What's in a name and why it matters: A historical analysis of the relationship between state authority, vigilantism and penal power in South Africa
This article aims to clarify the relationship between state authority, vigilantism and penal power. I ask how shifting political contexts shape the construction of the ‘vigilante' and the legitimation (or not) of vigilante violence. Based on a historical analysis of how the terms ‘vigilante...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2017
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Theoretical criminology
Year: 2017, Volume: 21, Issue: 4, Pages: 512-531 |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
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