NCJ Number
41958
Date Published
1976
Length
16 pages
Annotation
THIS PAPER SPECULATES ABOUT SOME OF THE PROBLEMS RAISED BY THE BLURRING OF BOUNDARY LINES BETWEEN ACTION LABELLED PROTEST, UNREST, DISSENT, ON ONE SIDE, AND ON THE OTHER, DELINQUENCY.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR CONCENTRATES SPECIFICALLY ON VIOLENT OR DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE THE BLURRING IS SEEN TO BECOME SHARPEST AND THE CONCEPTUAL AND POLICY PROBLEMS MOST ACUTE. VARIOUS TYPOLOGIES OF VIOLENT BEHAVIOR, THE SOCIOLOGY OF VIOLENCE, AND THE LABELLING THEORY ARE EXPLORED....MSP