Terance D Miethe, Wendy C Regoeczi

Rethinking Homicide

Exploring the Structure and Process Underlying Deadly Situations

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Produktbeschreibung

Using multiple data sources and methods, this book presents a micro-historical analysis of the nature of change and stability in homicidal situations over time. With a focus on the homicidal situation as the unit of analysis, it explores similarities and differences in the context of homicide for different social groups. Analysis of over 400,000 U.S. homicides is supplemented by qualitative analysis of narrative accounts of homicide events to more fully investigate their structure. Findings of homicidal situations across different time periods and social groups are then considered regarding their implications for criminological theory and public policy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Januar 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 155mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 576g
• ISBN-13: 9780521832991
• ISBN-10: 0521832993
• Artikelnr.: 22095806

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: studying homicide situations
2. Theoretical development
3. Data and methodology for studying homicide situations
4. The empirical distribution of homicide
5. Instrumental and expressive motives in homicide situations
6. Gender differences in the structure of homicide situations
7. Change and stability in the structure of youth homicide
8. Racial differences in homicide situations
9. Victim/offender relationships
10. Conclusions and implications.