Random Violence: How We Talk about New Crimes and New Victims

by Joel Best

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Random Violence is a deft and thought-provoking exploration of the ways we talk about--and why we worry about--new crimes and new forms of victimization. Focusing on so-called random crimes such as freeway shootings, gang violence, hate crimes, stalking, and wilding, Joel Best shows how new crime problems emerge and how some quickly fade from public attention while others spread and become enduring subjects of concern. Best's original and incisive...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520215729

ISBN13:9780520215726

Release Date:March 1999

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:237 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Communication & Journalism Communication & Media Studies Criminal Law Criminology Law Media Studies Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Sociology

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