RT Article
T1 Vigilantism as community social control: Developing a quantitative criminological model
JF Journal of quantitative criminology
VO 4
IS 2
SP 137
OP 153
A1 Weisburd, David 1954-
LA English
YR 1988
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764279492
AB This paper presents the first systematic quantitative examination of participation in vigilante behavior. Data collected as part of a larger study of Jewish settler violence in the Israeli-controlled West Bank region are used to analyze the factors that lead members of a community to become involved in vigilante violence. Using logistic regression techniques it is found that settlers who fulfill requirements of the vigilante role and those located in outposts where the demand for vigilantes is greatest are most likely to be involved in vigilante activities. In conclusion, it is argued that these findings provide strong support for a criminological model of vigilante behavior that emphasizes the role of the vigilante as an agent of community social control.
K1 West Bank Jewish settlers
K1 logit regression
K1 Social Control
K1 criminal social control
K1 Vigilantism
DO 10.1007/BF01062870