Party School : Crime, Campus, and Community.

Party School : Crime, Campus, and Community.

Examines the culture of the ""party school"" and the criminal behaviors that result from it.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weiss, Karen G.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lebanon : Northeastern University Press, 2013.
Series:Northeastern series on gender, crime, and law.
Subjects:
College environment > United States.
College students > Alcohol use > United States.
College students > Drug use > United States.
College students > United States > Social conditions.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: welcome to the party school
  • Situating the party school
  • Contextualizing the party lifestyle
  • Introducing party university
  • Playing hard: students' drinking and drug routines
  • Getting wasted: extreme party rituals and risks
  • Flirting with danger: criminal consequences of the party subculture
  • Party disturbances: secondhand harms to campus and community
  • Rationales in defense of the party subculture
  • Conclusion: sobering reflections of the party school.

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