Juvenile Homicides : a Social Disorganization Perspective.

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Laurikkala studies youth homicides between 1965 and 1995 in Chicago. She considers variables relating to the offender, victim, setting, and precursors to the homicide by race and gender. Her results indicate that youth homicides involved increases in lethal gang altercations, particularly among Lati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Laurikkala, Minna K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2011.
Colección:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Temas:
Juvenile homicide > United States.
Criminal behavior, Prediction of > United States.
Homicide par des jeunes > États-Unis.
TRUE CRIME > General.
Criminal behavior, Prediction of
Juvenile homicide
United States
Homicide
Homicide offenders
United States of America
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Laurikkala studies youth homicides between 1965 and 1995 in Chicago. She considers variables relating to the offender, victim, setting, and precursors to the homicide by race and gender. Her results indicate that youth homicides involved increases in lethal gang altercations, particularly among Latinos, and an increased use of automatic weapons. Young females had very little impact on homicide rates in Chicago. The findings point to several measures of social disorganization that could aid in the prediction of youth homicides, albeit varying across groups. Overall, the results support social d.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (206 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781593326685
1593326688

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