Index

Page numbers in italics refer to figures.

• Abod, Susan, 50, 51, 59, 61, 64–65, 68

• Baker, Susan, 161, 165
• Belknap, Raymond, 154–55, 156
• Bernal, Cassie, 169–70
• Blush, Steven, 116, 121
• Bodenhamer, Gregory, 160, 161
• Brady, Francis, 32, 33, 194n81
• Bush, George W., 146, 174, 182

• carceral suburb, 69, 74, 75, 79–83, 80, 104–5, 180
• Carney, William, 35, 195n94
• Carter, Jimmy, 1–2, 46, 52
• Castle Doctrine, 8, 11, 74, 99, 100, 101–2, 181
• Christianity, 2, 6, 144, 146, 148, 149, 152, 169–70, 171
• Clinton, Bill, 10, 171, 187n23, 211n104
• Cohalan, Peter, 34, 35, 194n91
• conservatism, 174, 176–77, 178–79, 196n107; Christian, 2–3; family values, 10, 108, 146, 173; localism, 17, 19, 43; moral hazards, 5; privatism, 12, 171; privilege, 6, 43, 176
• criminal hazards, 4–5, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 104–5, 180; board and flash card games, 89, 90, 91, 92, 210n95; burglaries, 1, 4, 70, 71, 72, 75, 76, 77–79, 82–83, 89, 213n25; children’s education, 73, 74, 89–90, 90, 91, 92, 95, 104; Crime Bill (1994), 74, 187n23, 211n104; law and order politics, 2–3, 4, 100, 103, 210n99; law enforcement agencies, 94–95, 96, 210n92; localism and, 70, 73, 74–75, 76–77, 202n4; news media, 75, 77; productive victimization, 70, 73, 75, 80–81, 83, 88, 90–91, 93, 96, 104, 202n4; self-help guides, 95–96; statistics, 74, 75, 78, 95, 212n124, 213n125; vigilantism warnings and fantasies, 73, 74, 95, 96, 99, 100, 103. See also kidnappings; laws; urban vigilante films
• criminal hazards and television programming: Adam (television movie), 4, 72, 86–87, 88, 89, 104; America’s Most Wanted, 73, 74, 90–95, 96, 99–100, 208n78, 209nn79–81, 210n92; Cops, 92–93, 208n78; Family Ties, 82; Unsolved Mysteries, 92, 208n78
• culture wars, 2–3, 5, 6, 8–9, 13, 14–15, 61; Christianity, 144, 146, 148, 149, 152, 169–70, 171; films, 148, 151–52; First Amendment rights, 161; market solutions, 145, 160–61, 164, 166, 174; mass media, 142, 171–72; parenting manuals, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167; people of color and racial inequality, 9, 143, 144, 175, 229n11; scientific/medical explanations, 9, 165; video game arcades, 128

• DeLillo, Don, White Noise, 47–48, 50, 55–58, 59, 61, 63, 200n43
• Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), 14–15, 143, 146, 150–53, 154, 155, 166

• Ebert, Roger, 109, 110–11
• Egbert, James Dallas, 150–51, 153
• environmental hazards, 3, 179, 182; alternative treatments, 48–49, 60, 64, 65, 68; distrust in state, 58; family life/homes, 60–61; invisible prison and, 49, 63–64, 69; man-made toxic chemicals, 13, 48, 49–50, 51, 55, 56, 57–58; market solutions, 63, 67, 68, 202n83; medicalization of, 48–49, 62, 65, 66, 201n63; memoirs and self-help guides, 62, 63–65, 68; mitigation, 14, 50, 51, 57–58, 61, 62, 63, 67, 68; palliative treatments, 49, 57; people of color, 65; popular culture, 47–48, 49–50, 51, 55–60, 61, 63, 66–67, 200n43; privilege, 48, 49, 50, 55, 61–62, 63–65, 66, 67, 68, 179, 202nn83–84; simulated evacuation, 57–58; traditional medicine, 48, 64, 65–66; women’s suffering, 48–49, 50–51, 60, 64, 66
• environmental hazards and industrial toxic waste, 7, 10, 21; accidents, 54, 55, 56, 59; activism, 51, 52–53; distrust, 36, 43, 54; Love Canal, 3, 36, 43, 46, 51–53, 53, 54, 67–68; news media, 3, 4, 46, 47, 48, 51–52, 54, 59, 67–68; Nimbyism, 36, 41, 59; popular culture, 52–53, 58–59, 61, 199n27, 199n29, 200nn51–52; state power, 20, 44, 46, 47, 48, 52–54, 55, 67–68; statistics, 47, 54–55, 59
• environmental illness (EI), 3, 13, 14, 179; alternative treatments, 48–49, 60, 65; man-made toxic chemicals, 13, 48, 49–50, 51, 55, 56, 57–58; market solutions, 63, 67; medicalization of, 48–49, 62, 65, 66, 201n63; memoirs and self-help guides, 62, 63, 64; mitigation, 50, 57–58, 61, 62, 63, 67, 68; popular culture, 47–48, 50, 55–58, 59, 61, 63, 200n43; privilege, 48, 49, 50, 55, 61–62, 63, 64–65, 68; women’s suffering, 48–49, 50–51, 60, 64, 66
• environmentalism, 2–3, 179; awareness of hazards, 20; liberals and, 186n21; natural environment idea, 20; Nimbyism, 17, 19, 35–36, 41–42, 195n100
• environmental justice, 41, 44, 178, 202n83
• environmental laws, 7, 19, 20, 190n15, 193n68
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 47, 53–54, 67–68

• Falwell, Jerry, 144, 145
• family life/homes, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6–7, 15, 177–78; burglaries, 1, 4, 70, 71, 72, 75, 76, 77–79, 82–83, 89, 213n25; failures, 4, 106, 108, 116–17, 213n2, 215n41; hardcore punks’ critiques, 114, 116, 117–18, 169, 215n28; parental guidance, 145, 146, 156–57, 159, 161, 162–63, 224n6; people of color, 144; privilege, 15, 188n39; productive victimization, 147; safe havens, 62, 106–7, 108, 146–47, 225n28; satanism, 168; security practices, 8, 77, 79, 204n28; shopping malls, 123, 143; teenagers in, 5, 108, 130–31, 138–39, 140, 182; television sitcoms, 74, 113–14, 217n70; video games, 127, 138–39, 167–68, 223n160; whites, 6–7, 50, 144, 165. See also heavy metal music; occultism; parental guidance and culture wars; parental guidance and moral hazards; parental guidance and satanism; teen suicides; teen violence
• family values, 4, 7, 9, 174–75, 177; conservatism, 10, 108, 146, 173; culture wars, 145, 152–53; moral hazards, 5, 146, 178; privatism, 10, 12; public space, 123; school shootings, 168–69; structural solutions vs., 152–53, 173, 174, 178

• Gaines, Donna, 118, 159, 217n65
• Geismer, Lily, 9, 186n21, 187n29
• Gibbs, Lois Marie, 51, 52–53, 199n27, 199n29
• Gore, Al, 162, 172
• Gore, Tipper, 159, 161, 162, 163, 165, 166, 168, 169

• hardcore punk music, 113, 115–16, 140, 214n25, 215n38; Black Flag, 115, 117, 120, 121, 130; Black Randy and the Metrosquad, 130; Circle Jerks, 117–18, 121; Middle Class, 114–16, 116; news media, 120; Out of Vogue, 114–15, 116; police force, 118, 120, 121; spaces, 118, 119, 120, 121–22, 216n64, 217n65; zines, 118, 119, 120, 121, 216nn51–52, 216–17n64
• hardcore punks: critiques, 114, 116, 117–18, 169, 215n28, 215n43; misbehavior, 4, 108, 113–14, 120, 140, 214n26. See also hardcore punk music
• Harris, Eric, 168–69, 170, 172
• hazards, 1–3, 4–5, 9, 10, 176, 182–83
• heavy metal music, 6, 142; AC/DC, 149, 156, 157, 158, 172, 228n77; de-metal efforts, 159, 160, 228n87; Iron Maiden, 159; Judas Priest, 143, 149, 154, 156, 172; KISS, 149, 226n42; Marilyn Manson, 146, 168, 169, 170, 172, 173, 174; market solutions, 160–61, 230n107; news media, 149, 156, 157–58, 160–61, 228nn84–85; occultism, 146, 149–50, 158, 159, 163; Ozzy Osbourne, 143, 149, 154, 156; pornography/porn rock, 6, 13, 142, 160, 167, 173, 224n2; privatism, 8–9, 145, 146; privilege, 155, 162; rock music, 142–43, 152, 161; satanism, 147, 148, 156, 158, 160, 163, 164, 226n42, 228n77, 229n104; structural solutions, 105, 146, 156–57, 161, 162; teen metalheads, 159, 228n85; teen suicides, 143, 149, 154–59, 163, 228n84; teen violence, 143, 145, 147–48, 163; W.A.S.P., 149, 165

• Jaffe, Rona, 151–52

• Kasso, Ricky, 147, 149
• kidnappings, 7, 10, 71; children’s education, 89, 90, 91, 92, 95; kidnappers, 69, 72, 207n55, 208n65, 208n67; kidnapping laws, 84, 89; law enforcement agencies, 84, 86, 87, 94, 208n65; news media, 4, 70, 71, 71–72, 84, 85–86, 93–94, 207n64; parental responsibilities, 88; Etan Patz, 84, 207n56; people of color, 9, 72, 84–85; police force, 87, 94, 210n95; shopping malls, 4, 84, 135; statistics, 86, 208nn65–66; Adam Walsh, 4, 71–72, 73, 84, 85–88, 89, 104, 207n55
• Klebold, Dylan, 168–69, 170, 172
• Koop, C. Everett, 142–43, 224n2, 224n6

• Lauwers, Gary, 147, 148, 149–50
• laws, 100–101, 103–4; Castle Doctrine, 8, 11, 74, 99, 100, 101–2, 181; First Amendment rights, 136, 161; kidnappings, 84, 89, 94; news media, 102–3; productive victimization, 100; Stand Your Ground, 8, 11, 74, 81, 97, 100, 101–2, 104, 210n100
• Lieberman, Joseph I., 166–67, 168, 171
• localism, 2–3, 9, 10, 12, 177; criminal hazards, 70, 73, 74–75, 76–77, 202n4; Nimbyism, 7, 8, 17, 19, 30, 32, 35, 37, 38, 41–42, 131, 196n107, 196n109; parental guidance, 145, 161, 162
• Long Island Lighting Company (LILCO), 18, 30, 31, 33–34, 35, 38, 193n73

• Martin, Trayvon, 72, 102, 181
• Matthews, Bonnye L., 49–50, 51, 63, 66–67, 68
• McCollum, John, 154, 156
• moral hazard, 5, 9, 13–14, 61, 204n11. See also parental guidance, and moral hazards
• Moynihan Report, 143
• multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), 47, 62–63, 179; alternative treatments, 48–49, 60, 64, 65, 68; family life/homes, 60–61; films, 47, 48, 49–50, 51, 58–60, 61, 63, 66–67; market solutions, 63, 67, 202n83; medicalization of, 48–49, 62, 201n63; memoirs and self-help guides, 62, 63–65, 68; mitigation, 14, 51, 63, 67, 68; privilege, 48, 49, 55, 61, 63–64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 202n83; traditional medicine, 48, 64, 65–66; women’s suffering, 48–49, 50–51, 60, 64, 66

• neighborhood of fear, 3, 13, 46, 178, 182–83
• New Right, 9–10, 176–77; antigovernment politics, 2–3, 6, 17, 37, 38, 196n108; Nimbyism, 17, 36, 37
• Nimbyism, 7–8, 13, 14, 16–17, 23, 176, 178–79; distrust, 29, 40–41; environmentalism, 17, 19, 35–36, 41–42, 195n100; localism, 7, 8, 17, 19, 30, 32, 35, 37, 38, 41–42, 131, 196n107, 196n109; New Right, 17, 36, 37; nuclear power plants, 18–19, 22, 26, 30, 32, 33–36, 38, 194n81, 195n94; nuclear waste sites, 39, 40, 44, 59; political power, 36–38, 43–44; privatism, 17, 30, 38, 41; privilege, 7–8, 17–18, 19, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44–45; productive victimization, 46, 49; public good vs., 7, 8, 16, 37, 41, 140, 189n4; public projects, 16, 23, 25, 37, 39–41, 44, 177, 196n115; state support, 11, 29, 37, 38
• nuclear power plants: advocates, 31, 193n73; antinuclear activists, 18, 31–32, 35–36, 174n75, 174n77, 195n100; distrust, 25, 27–29, 42–43, 191n40, 192n52; electricity needs, 18, 21, 31, 34, 190n26, 193n73; Enrico Fermi, 22, 191n30; locations for, 21–22, 28; natural environment idea, 21, 34–35, 36–37; news media, 22, 23, 26–27, 28, 29–30, 33–34, 192n48; Nimbyism, 18–19, 22, 26, 30, 32, 33–36, 38, 43, 194n81; nuclear waste sites, 39, 40, 44, 59; popular culture, 3, 18, 22–25, 43–44, 58, 191n31, 191n34; privilege, 21, 34–35, 36–37, 43; productive victimization, 19, 35; public opinion, 21–22, 30, 190n28, 191n30; reports, 27, 28–29, 57–58; Shoreham plant, 18, 30–31, 32, 33–35, 38, 193n73, 194n91, 195n94; state power, 18, 22–23, 25, 31, 38, 193n68
• nuclear power plants and Three Mile Island (TMI): assessments/reports, 27, 28–29, 57–58; distrust, 27–29, 43, 192n52; films, 23, 191n34; hazards, 3, 18, 22, 25–26, 28, 33, 38, 191n44; news media, 22, 23, 26–27, 28, 192n48
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 192n48

• occultism, 6, 142, 144, 145; Bothered about Dungeons & Dragons (BADD), 15–16, 152–53, 156, 166; Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), 14–15, 143, 146, 150–53, 154, 155, 166; educational video, 164–65; heavy metal music, 146, 149–50, 158, 159, 163; mass media, 151–52; Mazes and Monsters (novel and film), 151–52; news media, 151, 153; parenting manual, 166; school shootings, 168, 169, 173; teen suicides, 143, 150, 152, 153, 155, 163, 227n60; teen violence, 147, 148

• Pareles, Jon, 156
• parental guidance and culture wars, 6, 8–9, 13, 14–15, 178; films, 148, 151–52; First Amendment rights, 161; goth culture, 6, 168, 169, 170, 172, 173, 174; localism, 145, 161, 162; market solutions, 145, 160–61, 164, 166, 174, 230n107; parenting manuals, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167; school shootings, 168–69, 171, 172, 173, 174. See also family life/homes; heavy metal music; occultism
• parental guidance and moral hazards, 145, 162–63, 163, 224n6; alcohol abuse, 153, 156, 158, 160, 161, 164, 165, 166; Beastie Boys lyrics and concert, 165, 230n109; congressional hearings, 11, 160, 166–67; drug abuse, 146, 147, 148, 155, 160, 165; educational video, 164–66, 230n109; pornography/porn rock, 5, 85, 143, 144, 207n64; sexuality issues, 5, 144, 145, 161, 164–65; teen pregnancy, 6, 146, 161, 165, 173, 174; video games, 166–68. See also school shootings; teen suicides; teen violence; video games
• parental guidance and satanism, 6, 13, 142, 143; BADD, 152; D&D, 153; educational video, 164–65; heavy metal music, 147, 148, 149, 156, 158, 160, 163, 164, 226n42, 228n77, 229n104; parenting manual, 166, 167; school shootings, 168, 169, 170; teen suicides, 143, 152, 163; teen violence, 147–48, 152
• Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC), 9, 142, 145; educational video, 164–66, 230n109; heavy metal music, 149, 158, 159; market solutions, 160–61, 166, 230n107; news media, 160–61; occultism, 149, 158, 159, 164; pornography/porn rock, 160, 224n2; privilege, 155; teen suicides, 161, 164
• people of color and racial inequality, 2, 44; critiques, 9, 143, 144, 229n11; culture wars, 9, 143, 144, 175, 229n11; family life/homes, 144; kidnappings of, 9, 72, 84–85; police force, 74, 85, 203n8; privatization of security practices, 102–3; punitive policies, 8, 73, 101, 144, 181, 203–4n9, 211n112, 222n144, 224n11; security practices, 72, 180–81; segregation, 2, 11, 12, 20–21, 74, 188n35; shopping malls, 137, 138, 222n144; state power, 143–44; video game arcades, 131–32. See also whites
• Phillips, Stone, 158, 159, 228n85, 228n87
• popular culture, 2, 3, 4–5, 6, 13, 15, 18, 177–78; environmental hazards, 47–48, 49–50, 51, 52–53, 55–60, 61, 63, 66–67, 199n27, 199n29, 200n43, 200nn51–52; environmental illness (EI), 47–48, 50, 55–58, 59, 61, 63, 200n43; kidnappings, 4, 72, 86–87, 88, 89, 104, 207n56
• popular culture and mass media, 58–59, 61, 200nn51–52; The China Syndrome (film), 3, 18, 22–25, 33, 43–44, 58, 191n34; Class of Nuke ‘Em High (film), 58, 61, 200n52; The Incredible Shrinking Woman (film), 47, 48, 50, 58–60, 61, 63; Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal (made-for-TV movie), 52–53, 199n27, 199n29; Safe (film), 49–50, 51, 66–67; The Simpsons (television program), 43, 215n41; The Toxic Avenger (film), 58–59, 61, 200n52
• privatism, 9, 12, 21, 171, 177; antigovernment politics, 6, 7, 10, 17, 37; Nimbyism, 17, 30, 38, 41; parental guidance, 8–9, 145, 146; private security forces, 74, 203n8; productive victimization, 7, 8–9; security practices, 8, 73, 76–77, 100–101, 103; shopping malls, 139, 223n164
• privilege, 1, 7, 15, 190n17; class and racial identity, 19–20, 41, 44, 177, 190n18; conservatism, 6, 43, 176; environmental hazards, 48, 49, 50, 55, 61–62, 63–65, 66, 67, 68, 179, 202nn83–84; family life/homes, 15, 188n39; natural environment idea, 19–20, 34–35, 42; Nimbyism, 7–8, 17–18, 19, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44–45; nuclear power plants, 21, 34–35, 36–37, 43; parental guidance, 155, 162; security, 77, 82, 83, 95–96, 101, 105; state power, 10, 177, 187nn29–30; suburbs as havens of, 2, 3, 178; toxic waste, 21; whites, 11–12, 19–20, 190n18
• productive victimization, 6–9, 10, 12, 13–14, 188n36; criminal hazards, 70, 73, 75, 80–81, 83, 88, 90–91, 93, 96, 104, 202n4; family life/homes, 147; laws, 100; Nimbyism, 46, 49; nuclear power plants, 19, 35; privatism, 7, 8–9; security practices, 83, 104–5; state power, 10, 11
• public projects, 16, 23, 25, 37, 39–41, 44, 77, 177, 196n115
• public space, 5, 14, 213n1; family life/homes vs., 62, 106–7, 108, 146–47, 225n28; security practices, 8, 103, 108–9, 140, 223n160; shopping malls, 106, 140, 223n160; teenagers, 14, 106, 108, 122, 123, 139
• Pulling, L., III, 152, 153, 166
• Pulling, Pat, 153, 166, 167

• Radecki, Thomas, 150
• Reagan, Nancy, 148
• Reagan, Ronald, 6, 10, 144, 145, 146, 157, 161, 190n15

• Saslow, Linda, 1, 2, 4, 72, 77, 78
• school shootings, 13, 182; Columbine High School, 168–70, 171, 172, 173, 174, 182; goth culture, 168, 169, 170, 172, 173; gun violence, 101, 171, 173; Marilyn Manson, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173; mass media, 171–72; news media, 170, 172, 173; occultism, 168, 169, 173; parental guidance, 168–69, 171, 172, 173, 174; satanism, 168, 169, 170; structural causes and solutions, 172–73, 174, 182; video games, 168, 170, 171
• security practices, 8, 14, 176, 177, 180–81; carceral suburb, 69, 74, 75, 79–83, 80, 104–5, 180; Castle Doctrine, 8, 11, 74, 99, 100, 101–2, 181; family life/homes, 8, 77, 79, 204n28; gates and walls, 73, 74; neighborhood watch, 73, 79–82, 203n5, 206n43, 207n49; news media, 80, 81, 82–83; parental responsibilities, 73; private security forces, 74, 203n8; privatization of, 8, 73, 76–77, 100–101, 103; privilege, 83, 95–96, 101, 105; productive victimization, 83, 104–5; public space, 8, 103, 108–9, 140, 223n160; racial inequality, 72; shopping malls, 108, 120–21, 123, 124, 128–29, 131, 132–38, 220n120, 222n144; video game arcades, 108, 128, 130–32, 218n77, 219n98, 219n103
• security practices and police force, 73–74, 203n7; criminal hazards, 87, 94–95, 210n95; people of color, 74, 85, 203n8; privatism, 76–77; security systems, 75, 78; teenagers, 118, 120–21
• security systems, 70–71, 75; alarm systems, 73, 75–76, 77–79, 82–83, 180, 205n31; news media, 75–76, 78, 80; privilege, 77, 82
• shopping malls, 122–23, 181, 217n68; family life, 123, 143; kidnappings, 4, 84, 135; legal rights, 136–37, 220n120, 223n157; mallrats, 4, 107, 125, 128, 129–30, 133, 136; misbehavior, 108, 123, 125–26, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136–37, 222n144; news media, 122–23, 124–25, 127; people of color, 137, 138, 222n144; private security forces, 135–36, 139; privatism, 139, 223n164; profits, 132–33, 138; public space, 106, 140, 223n160; security practices, 108, 120–21, 123, 124, 128–29, 131, 132–38, 220n120, 222n144; video game arcades, 126–27. See also teenagers and shopping malls
• Sound and Hudson against Atom Development (SHAD) Alliance, 31–32, 192n52, 194n75, 194n77
• spaces, 4–5, 181; hardcore punk music, 118, 119, 120, 121–22, 216n64, 217n65; spatial power, 6, 12, 19, 36, 42, 44, 50, 176, 203–4n9
• Spheeris, Penelope, 108, 113–14, 140
• Stand Your Ground, 8, 11, 74, 81, 97, 100, 101–2, 104, 210n100
• state power: industrial toxic waste, 20, 44, 47, 48, 52–54, 55, 59; New Right, 38; Nimbyism, 11, 29, 37, 38; nuclear power plants, 18, 22–23, 25, 27, 31, 38, 193n68; people of color, 143–44; privatism, 7, 8; privilege in suburbs, 10, 177, 187nn29–30; productive victimization, 10, 11; suburbs, 2, 187n30; toxic waste, 46, 47
• structural solutions: family values vs., 152–53, 173, 174, 178; parental guidance vs., 13–14, 105, 146, 156–57, 161, 162, 172–73, 174; welfare programs, 144, 146, 162, 203n8
• suburbs, 2, 4, 12–13, 176, 185nn4–5, 186n8, 187n30

• teenagers: alcohol abuse, 153, 156, 158, 160, 161, 164, 165, 166; drug abuse, 146, 147, 148, 155, 160, 165; family life/homes, 5, 108, 130–31, 138–39, 140, 182; misbehavior, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112–13, 120–21; news media, 112–13; people of color, 131–32, 222n144; police force, 118, 120–21; public space, 14, 106, 108, 122, 123, 139; recreation centers, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112–13, 122, 139–40, 214n23; regulations, 109, 113, 214n23; teen pregnancy, 6, 146, 161, 165, 173, 174. See also hardcore punk music; hardcore punks; heavy metal music; occultism; school shootings; teenagers and shopping malls; teen suicides; teen violence; video game arcades; video games
• teenagers and films: The Decline of Western Civilization, 108, 113–14, 121, 140; Fast Times at Ridgemont High, 107, 123–24; Joysticks, 107–8, 129–30; The Last Starfighter, 127–28; Nightmares, 127–28, 130; Over the Edge, 107, 109–12, 110, 139; Pinball Summer, 129; Porky’s series, 129; Suburbia, 108, 140
• teenagers and shopping malls: mallrats, 4, 107, 125, 128, 129–30, 133, 136; misbehavior, 108, 123, 125–26, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136–37, 140, 222n144; news media, 122–23, 124–25, 127; security practices, 108, 120–21, 123, 124, 128, 132–33, 134, 135–37, 138, 140; video game arcades, 126–27
• teen suicides, 2, 6, 8, 13, 146, 170–71; Alsip, IL, 157–58; Bergenfield, NJ, 157–58, 159; educational video, 164–65; federal policy, 157, 161–62, 174, 227n60; heavy metal music, 143, 149, 154–59, 163, 228n84; market solutions, 145; occultism, 143, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 155, 163, 227n60; satanism, 143, 152, 163
• teen violence, 5; congressional hearings, 164–65, 171; gun violence, 101, 171, 173; heavy metal music, 143, 145, 147–48, 163; mass media, 171–72; news media, 170, 172; occultism, 147, 148; satanism, 147–48, 152; structural solutions vs., 13–14, 105, 146, 156–57, 161, 162, 172–73, 174; video games, 166–67, 168, 170, 171. See also school shootings
• Todd, Evelyn, 49, 63–64
• Travanti, Daniel J., 86–87, 88
• Trench Coat Mafia, 168, 169, 173
• Troiano, James, 147, 148

• urban vigilante films: Death Wish series, 72–73, 94, 96–99; Dirty Harry series, 72–73, 87, 94, 96, 97, 98–99, 210n101, 211n104; moral heroes, 94, 96, 97, 98, 210n99; privatization of security practices, 96, 97, 102–3

• Vance, James, 154–55, 156
• video game arcades, 125–26, 218nn75–77; arcade addicts, 4, 127–28, 131, 140, 223n165; culture wars, 128; home video game systems vs., 138–39; mass media, 107–8, 127–28, 129–30; misbehavior, 4, 14, 126, 127, 128–30, 166–68; news media, 127, 128; people of color, 131–32; security practices, 108, 128, 130–32, 218n77, 219n98, 219n103; shopping malls, 126–27
• video games: Doom, 169; family life/homes, 127, 138–39, 167–68, 223n160; parental guidance, 166–67, 168, 170, 171; school shootings, 168, 170, 171; teen violence, 166–67, 168, 170, 171; video game arcades vs., 138–39

• Walsh, Adam: Adam (television movie), 4, 72, 86–87, 88, 89, 104; kidnapping/murder of, 4, 73, 84, 85–88, 106, 207n55
• Walsh, John: America’s Most Wanted (television program), 73, 90–91, 93–95, 99–100, 209n81, 209n90, 210n92; children’s education, 89, 90, 91; kidnapping/murder of son, 73, 90–91, 93–94; laws/law enforcement agencies, 84, 89, 94–95, 96, 210n92; vigilantism warnings, 95, 96, 99
• whites, 6–7, 11–12, 19–20, 72, 144, 190n18, 211n112. See also people of color and racial inequality

• Zimmerman, George, 72, 102, 181