Concept information
Preferred term
wilding
Definition
- The term wilding first arose in connection with the Central Park jogger rape case in New York City in 1989 and generally refers to random crime sprees by urban youth for recreational purposes. The origins of the term are somewhat murky, but its subsequent widespread use by media outlets is well documented. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Wilding]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/wilding
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