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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Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
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2004
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Crime, law and social change
Año: 2004, Volumen: 41, Número: 2, Páginas: 195-208 |
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Sumario: | 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''. |
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Notas: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 207-208 |
ISSN: | 1573-0751 |
DOI: | 10.1023/B:CRIS.0000016226.61781.fa |