Beyond folk devil resistance: Linking moral panic and moral regulation
- 26 April 2011
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Criminology & Criminal Justice
- Vol. 11 (3), 259-276
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1748895811401977
Abstract
This article is a contribution to widening the focus of moral panic studies. Our aim is to advance recent attempts to link moral panic studies to the criminological literature on moral regulation. We argue that moral panics should be conceptualized as volatile expressions of long-term moral regulation processes. To substantiate these conceptual and theoretical arguments, we examine claims-making activities about the threat posed by British youth who don hooded tops in public places.Keywords
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