Hoods, the: crime and punishment in belfast
Auteur :
Hamill, Heather
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691180687
Date de publication :
3 avr. 2018
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
A distinctive feature of the conflict in Northern Ireland over the past forty years has been the way Catholic and Protestant paramilitaries have policed their own communities. This has mainly involved the violent punishment of petty criminals involved in joyriding and other types of antisocial behavior. Between 1973 and 2007, more than 5,000 nonmil