NCJ Number
235899
Journal
Criminology & Criminal Justice Volume: 11 Issue: 3 Dated: July 2011 Pages: 259-276
Date Published
July 2011
Length
18 pages
Annotation
This article examines moral panic and moral regulation.
Abstract
This article is a contribution to widening the focus of moral panic studies. The authors aim is to advance recent attempts to link moral panic studies to the criminological literature on moral regulation. The authors argue that moral panics should be conceptualized as volatile expressions of long-term moral regulation processes. To substantiate these conceptual and theoretical arguments, the authors examine claims-making activities about the threat posed by British youth who don hooded tops in public places. (Published Abstract)