TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - School Shootings, the Media, and Public Fear: Ingredients for a Moral Panic
JO  - Crime, law and social change
A1  - Burns, Ronald
A1  - Crawford, Charles
SP  - 147
EP  - 168
VL  - 32
IS  - 2
N2  - Recent shootings at schools around the country have resulted in widespread fear and panic among both students and parents, prompting a myriad of responses to make schools safer. Yet, empirical data suggest that despite the recent shootings, schools remain extremely safe places for children, and school violence is lower today than it was several years ago. The present research focuses on the construction of school shootings as a moral panic, with examinations of the roles played by the media, the public, and politicians in using isolated incidents (albeit heinous offenses) to support their interests. The interactions between these groups and the resultant punitive actions directed toward juveniles are discussed. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Crime, Law and Social Change, 1999. Copyright © 1999 by Springer)  Firearms Violence Firearms in School Firearms Homicide Homicide Effects Violence Effects School Violence Moral Panic Student Violence Juvenile Violence Media Factors Public Perceptions 05-01<p />
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SN  - 0925-4994
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -