Random violence [electronic resource] : how we talk about new crimes and new victims / Joel Best.
By: Best, Joel
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TextPublisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, c1999Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-235) and index.Description: 1 online resource (xv, 242 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780520921672 (electronic bk.); 0520921674 (electronic bk.); 0585299366 (electronic bk.); 9780585299365 (electronic bk.).Subject(s): Fear of crime -- United States | Crime -- United States -- Public opinion | Violence -- United States -- Public opinion | Victims of crimes -- United States -- Public opinion | Mass media and crime -- United States | Crime in mass mediaGenre/Form: Electronic books DDC classification: 364.973 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge: | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-235) and index.
Ch. 1. Random Violence -- Ch. 2. From Incidents to Instances: The Media Discover Wilding and Freeway Violence -- Ch. 3. Beyond Instances: Institutionalizing Stalking and Hate Crimes -- Ch. 4. Gangs, Conspiracies, and Other Cultural Resources -- Ch. 5. The New Victims -- Ch. 6. The Victim Industry -- Ch. 7. Declaring War on Social Problems -- Ch. 8. Connections among Claims: The Context for New Social Problems -- App. New Ways to Study Media Coverage of Social Problems.
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