RT Article
T1 Crime in the streets — A moral panic: Understanding “get tough” policies in the criminal justice system
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 7
IS 1
SP 7
OP 22
A1 Hickman, Melissa
LA English
YR 1982
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764205146
AB There is more to the crisis of violent crime in the streets than simply citizens being increasingly victimized, becoming alarmed and demanding that public officials do something about it. The. fear of crime, a central theme in diologue surrounding the movement toward “tough on crime” legislation, may exceed by far the actual threat which exists. preliminary eviddnce suggests that indeed a “moral panic” has developed around violent crime in the united States — a “panic” which cannot be explained by dramatic increases in the crime rate. A social structural explanation is required if this lack of fit between the fear of crime and the crime rate is to be understood.
K1 Victimization Survey
K1 Violent Crime
K1 Crime Rate
K1 Criminal Justice System
K1 Criminal Justice
DO 10.1007/BF03373788