Rethinking Homicide - Exploring the Structure and Process Underlying Deadly Situations

Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung Using multiple data sources and methods! this book involves a micro-historical analysis of the nature of change and stability in homicide situations over time. It focuses on the homicide situation as the unit of analysis! and explores similarities and differences in the context of homicide for different social groups. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

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• Authors: Mr. Terance D. Miethe, Mr. Terance D. Regoeczi Miethe, Terance D. Miethe, Terance D. Regoeczi Miethe, Wendy C. Regoeczi
• Assisted by: Alfred Blumstein (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.01.2004
• EAN: 9780521540582
• ISBN: 978-0-521-54058-2
• No. of pages: 346
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Criminology; Cambridge Studies in Criminolo
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology