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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480921003321

Titolo

Studying and preventing homicide [[electronic resource] ] : issues and challenges / / M. Dwayne Smith, Margaret A. Zahn, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, : SAGE, c1999

ISBN

1-322-42195-1

1-4833-2843-0

1-4522-5137-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SmithM. Dwayne

ZahnMargaret A

Disciplina

364.15230973

Soggetti

Homicide - Research - United States

Homicide - United States - Prevention

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

part I. The study of homicide -- part II. Special issues in the study of homicide -- part II. Issues involving homicide among different social groups -- part IV. Preventing homicide : proposed strategies.

Sommario/riassunto

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.