Studying and Preventing Homicide: Issues and Challenges

by M. Dwayne Smith, Margaret A. Zahn

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761907671
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	08/24/1998
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

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 Mc Call
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 La Free
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

Editorial Reviews

A selection of fourteen contributions pulled from the larger companion volume Homicide: A Sourcebook of Social Research. Exploring the nature of homicide in contemporary U.S. society, essays treat such topics as domestic murder; serial murder; drugs, alcohol, and homicide; an assessment of capital punishment as a deterrent; and gun control and homicide. In addition, issues involving homicide among different social groups such as African Americans, Latinos, youth, and gangs are discussed. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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