Using myths: former Yugoslav perpetrators and violence

Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, increased levels of east to west immigration in Europe partly explains the delinquent activities among a growing number of Eastern Europeans in western cities. Young people from te former Yugoslavia have a reputation for being particularly violent. In this article...

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Main Author: San, Marion van (Author)
Contributors: Snel, Erik
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2004
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2004, Volume: 41, Issue: 2, Pages: 195-208
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Alleged Violence
Delinquent Activity
International Relation
Western City
Young People
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Summary:Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, increased levels of east to west immigration in Europe partly explains the delinquent activities among a growing number of Eastern Europeans in western cities. Young people from te former Yugoslavia have a reputation for being particularly violent. In this article we argue that the alleged violence among Yugoslav delinquents is not so much a reflection of reality, but rather a myth used instrumentally by Yugoslav delinquents themselves to establish a position on the criminal scene - as doorkeepers, bodyguards, money collectors or other so-called `specialists in violence''.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 207-208
ISSN:1573-0751
DOI:10.1023/B:CRIS.0000016226.61781.fa