Policing the Crisis
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Policing the Crisis is a seminal 1978 sociological study by Stuart Hall and colleagues that analyzes how moral panics, media narratives, and state power shape public perceptions of crime and justify punitive social control.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Policing the Crisis canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ sociological study ⓘ |
| analyzes |
construction of crime problems
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media coverage of mugging ⓘ role of the courts ⓘ role of the police ⓘ role of the state ⓘ |
| argues |
law and order campaigns support state authority
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media amplify and construct crime problems ⓘ moral panics legitimize tougher policing ⓘ |
| author |
Brian Roberts
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Chas Critcher NERFINISHED ⓘ John Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuart Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caseStudy | mugging in Birmingham ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| examinesConcept |
authoritarian populism
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criminalization ⓘ hegemony ⓘ moral panic ⓘ race and crime ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Birmingham
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United Kingdom in the 1970s ⓘ West Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedField |
criminology
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cultural studies ⓘ media studies ⓘ sociology of deviance ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
crime
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law and order politics ⓘ media ⓘ moral panic ⓘ race relations ⓘ social control ⓘ state power ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of moral panic around mugging
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linking crime discourse to wider social crisis ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Macmillan
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Palgrave Macmillan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 1970s ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
Gramscian theory
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Marxism NERFINISHED ⓘ critical criminology ⓘ cultural studies ⓘ |
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