Document Type
Dissertation
Rights
Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence
Disciplines
Criminology
Abstract
Moral Panic is a concept that examines disproportionate reaction towards an event or persons. In March of 2006, several events occurred which provoked strong reactions from the media and from politicians. This thesis explores and examines those reactions, and will try to determine if a moral panic could be said to have occurred. This is accomplished through a qualitative reading of the reactions, by identifying themes running through the discourse on crime of the time in question, and by applying indicators of moral panic to the data. The study finds that though the reactions may not necessarily indicate moral panic, coverage of the event in both the political and media spheres proved unsatisfactory, and a recommendation of a need for moderation in future discourse on crime is suggested.
DOI
10.21427/D7SV1B
Recommended Citation
Maginn, Robin: A March of Moral Panic?: An Examination Of Reaction To Crime in Ireland in March 2006:Masters Dissertation. Dublin, DIT, October 2007.
Publication Details
Successfully submitted for the award of Masters in Criminology to the Technological University Dublin, October 2007.