NCJ Number
35385
Editor(s)
P C SEDERBERG
Date Published
1976
Length
302 pages
Annotation
COLLECTION OF PAPERS BY HISTORIANS, POLITICAL SCIENTISTS, SOCIOLOGISTS, AND PSYCHOLOGISTS ANALYZING THE GOALS, TACTICS, PERSONALITIES, AND POLITICAL ROLES OF VIGILANTES IN DIFFERENT SOCIETIES.
Abstract
PAPERS ARE DIVIDED INTO FOUR SECTIONS. THE FIRST SECTION IS DEVOTED TO THEORY AND OFFERS A TYPOLOGY OF VIGILANTISM. PART 2 COVERS VIGILANTE EPISODES IN THE UNITED STATES WHILE PART 3 PLACES VIGILANTISM IN A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE, WITH EXAMPLES FROM ASIA, AFRICA, AND EUROPE. THE FINAL CHAPTER CONTAINS CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS BY THE EDITORS, INCLUDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO GUIDE FUTURE RESEARCH.