Youth violence & the limits of moral panic

Stephen A. Tomsen

Youth violence & the limits of moral panic

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The recent trend towards dismissing the concerns about youth violence as simply expressions of "moral panic" and not supported by statistical data, overlooks the many unreported and unrecorded acts of violence, often occurring in alcohol-related se ttings, in which the victims are frequently young males. These acts of violence, argues STEPHEN TOMSEN, are deserving of greater attention, both to understand their cause and to protect the victims.

Original language	English
Number of pages	6
Journal	Youth Studies Australia
Publication status	Published - 1997

Keywords

Australia
alcohol
drinking
moral panics
victims of crime
violence
youth

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