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Criminology of RiotsDepartment of Criminology, University of Westfalia, 24/25 Bispinghof, Muenster/Westfalia 44, Federal Republic of Germany Riots have become a regular feature of our news programmes. Yet, modern riot research is faced with a host of problems. The article allows insight into the history of riot research, underlying psychological and sociological patterns, and the presentation of riots in the mass media. It also gives an overview of recent causation theories and suggests various ways of controlling riots.
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 36, No. 3,
173-186 (1992) |
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