Anatomy of moral panic: the "List of 88" and runaway constructionism

This article explores a high-profile review of cases of alleged historical investigatory police bias in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, referred to in The New York Times article, "When Gangs Killed Men for Sport: Australia Reviews 88 Deaths." The title of the article contains the terms o...

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1. VerfasserIn: De Lint, Willem (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Dalton, Derek
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2021
In: Critical criminology
Jahr: 2021, Band: 29, Heft: 4, Seiten: 723-743
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