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mental health, mental disorders, and special groups
antisocial behavior
violence
motives for violence
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sociology
sociology of organizations, institutions and structure
communities (sociology)
politics and law
Preferred term
vigilantism
Definition
- Vigilantes are those who take enforcement of the law or moral code into their own hands. The term developed in ancient Rome, and today it applies to citizens carrying out frontier justice when they perceive established authorities as weak, corrupt, and/or insufficient. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Vigilantism]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/vigilantism
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