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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Autor principal: San, Marion van (Autor)
Otros Autores: Snel, Erik
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2004
En: Crime, law and social change
Año: 2004, Volumen: 41, Número: 2, Páginas: 195-208
Acceso en línea: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Palabras clave:
Alleged Violence
Delinquent Activity
International Relation
Western City
Young People
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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''.
Notas:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 207-208
ISSN:1573-0751
DOI:10.1023/B:CRIS.0000016226.61781.fa