Crime in post-Katrina Houston
The Effects of Moral Panic on Emergency Planning
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3898116 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tanya Settles, Tanya L Settles (Walden University), Bruce R Lindsay |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 200-219 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Disasters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2010.01200.x |
| PMID | 20735458 |
| OpenAlex | W1980800278 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 23 |
This study used a mixed methods approach to estimate whether a moral panic occurred after Hurricane Katrina forced the evacuations of more than 250,000 people to Houston, Texas. The study viewed data from the Houston Police Department combined with a qualitative review of references of criminal activity in local print media. In total, over 8,500 lines of text were analysed to discern themes associated with media representations of the influence of evacuees on the city of Houston. There was little evidence of statistically significant increases in crime over the months following the evacuations. There was, however, evidence that evacuees, principally from New Orleans, were blamed for perceived increases in violent crime and lawlessness. There are also significant policy implications for state, local and federal governments. In particular, the policies of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were blamed for at least some of the perceived crime attributed to Katrina evacuees
Agency (philosophy · Anxiety · Criminology · Geography · Hurricane katrina · Injury prevention · Lawlessness · Medical emergency · Moral panic · Natural disaster · Panic · Poison control · Political science · Politics · Psychiatry · Social science · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Violent crime · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Disaster Management and Resilience · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Risk Perception and Management
“It’s just this lingering, hovering thing …” Professionals supporting individuals under community supervision during disasters
Crime Fluctuations in Response to Hurricane Evacuations
Compounded Social Vulnerability
Back to Basics
The Effect of Racial Composition on Neighborhood Housing Prices
Making Sense of Disaster
The ‘so-called’ one-hour train
Crimes of the current
Return or relocate? An inductive analysis of decision-making in a disaster
The impact of a natural disaster on altruistic behaviour and crime
Organisational challenges in the United Kingdom's post-disaster 'crisis support' work
Constructing "the Other" Media Representations of Katrina Evacuees in Houston, Texas
Disaster Response and Homeland Security
Moral Panic
The epidemiology of overweight and obesity
Property Norms and Looting
Moral Panics
Folk Devils and Moral Panics
Handbook of Disaster Research
Folk Devils and Moral Panics
Lessons of Disaster
Handbook of Disaster Research
Transculturating Transculturation
Decoding 'encoding
On the concept of moral panic
Tsunami mortality and displacement in Aceh province, Indonesia
Post-disaster resettlement, development and change
Moral Panics and Disproportionality
| Citations per year | 0.86 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |