Vigilante rituals theory: a cultural explanation of vigilante violence

This contribution offers a new theory of vigilante violence: vigilante rituals theory. We argue that vigilante violence originates from fear, righteous anger, and retaliatory punitive desire that stems from violations of moral imperatives, which are Durkheimian sacred values. We argue that morally o...

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Authors: Asif, Muhammad (Author) ; Weenink, Don (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: European journal of criminology
Year: 2022, Volume: 19, Issue: 2, Pages: 163-182
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Keywords:
Vigilante violence
Culture
Vigilante rituals
Moral imperatives
Legal legitimacy