Random violence how we talk about new crimes and new victims - Best, Joel (University of California Press, 1999)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-235) and index
Ch. 1. Random Violence -- Ch. 2. From Incidents to Instances: The Media Discover Wilding and Freeway Violence -- Ch. 3. Beyond Instances: Institutionalizing Stalking and Hate Crimes -- Ch. 4. Gangs, Conspiracies, and Other Cultural Resources -- Ch. 5. The New Victims -- Ch. 6. The Victim Industry -- Ch. 7. Declaring War on Social Problems -- Ch. 8. Connections among Claims: The Context for New Social Problems -- App. New Ways to Study Media Coverage of Social Problems