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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| Language: | English |
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2022
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European journal of criminology
Year: 2022, Volume: 19, Issue: 2, Pages: 163-182 |
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