M. Dwayne Smith, Margaret A. Zahn

Studying and Preventing Homicide

Issues and Challenges

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An introduction summarizes the social theories of homicide and the methodological issues in the study of homicide. This accessible volume then focuses on specific types of homicides including: mass and serial murders, homicides by youth, gang homicides, domestic homicides, homicides by female offenders, and alcohol/drug related homicides.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sage Publications, Inc
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 621g
• ISBN-13: 9780761907671
• ISBN-10: 076190767X
• Artikelnr.: 37043669

Inhaltsangabe

PART ONE: THE STUDY OF HOMICIDE
Introduction - M Dwayne Smith and Margaret A Zahn
Homicide in the 20th Century United States - Margaret A Zahn and Patricia L
McCall
Trends and Patterns
Sources of Homicide Data - Marc Riedel
PART TWO: SPECIAL ISSUES IN THE STUDY OF HOMICIDE
Homicide Between Intimate Partners - Angela Browne, Kirk R Williams and
Donald Dutton
Serial Murder - James Alan Fox and Jack Levin
Myths and Realities
Drugs, Alcohol, and Homicide - Kathleen Auerhahn and Robert Nash Parker
Homicide - Gary LaFree
Cross-National Perspectives
PART THREE: ISSUES INVOLVING HOMICIDE AMONG DIFFERENT SOCIAL GROUPS
African Americans and Homicide - Darnell F Hawkins
Latinos and Homicide - Ramiro Martinez Jr and Matthew T Lee
Youth Homicide - Kathleen M Heide
Gang Homicide - Cheryl Maxson
PART FOUR: PREVENTING HOMICIDE: PROPOSED STRATEGIES
Capital Punishment, Homicide, and Deterrence - William C Bailey and Ruth D
Peterson
An Assessment of the Evidence
Guns, Gun Control, and Homicide - Philip J Cook and Mark H Moore
Preventing Homicide - James A Mercy and W Rodney Hammond
A Public Health Perspective