Problem
Hooliganism
Other Names:
Yobbery Nature:
Hooliganism can be defined as wanton destruction of property or injury to persons, sometimes involving theft, whether by a gang or a small group of (usually) young people. Injury to persons may vary from gang rape to assault on unsuspecting individuals (often old people) or inter-gang warfare. Hooliganism is characterized as a lack of self-control, love of malicious mischief, indifference to the comfort of suffering of others, idleness passing into dishonesty and crime, horseplay passing into violence. It may be expressed through petty rudeness. In areas characterized by hooliganism or yobbery, fear of attach prevents people from going out. When they do they are met by litter, graffiti and a brutal lack of consideration.
Incidence:
In the former USSR, hooliganism was a catch-all crime that in 1993 was still being used to charge people within the independent republics.
Broader Problems:
Civil violenceSocial deviation Narrower Problems:
Violent sports fans Related Problems:
VandalismJuvenile delinquencyOffences involving danger to the person References:
Buford, Bill: Among the ThugsPearson, Geoffrey: Hooligan: a history of respectable fears Subject(s):
Societal Problems → CrimeRelated UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST