02701nam 2200553Ia 450 991078595000332120230725034753.01-59332-668-8(CKB)2670000000271324(EBL)1057819(OCoLC)818818933(SSID)ssj0000756132(PQKBManifestationID)11467427(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000756132(PQKBWorkID)10732335(PQKB)10141903(MiAaPQ)EBC1057819(Au-PeEL)EBL1057819(CaPaEBR)ebr10622756(EXLCZ)99267000000027132420110103d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrJuvenile homicides[electronic resource] a social disorganization perspective /Minna K. LaurikkalaEl Paso [Tex.] LFB Scholarly Pub.20111 online resource (206 p.)Criminal justice : recent scholarshipDescription based upon print version of record.1-59332-471-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Preface; 01 Killing Trends; 02 What Does Age, Race, and Gender Have to Do With It?; 03 Chaos in the 'Hoods; 04 Toolkit for Homicide Analysis; 05 Pieces of the Homicide Puzzle; 06 Forecasting Homicides; 07 What Now?; Appendix A: Homicide Variables; Appendix B: Census Variables; Appendix C: Models Fitting Regressions; References; IndexLaurikkala 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 dCriminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)Juvenile homicideUnited StatesCriminal behavior, Prediction ofUnited StatesJuvenile homicideCriminal behavior, Prediction of364.1520835/0977311Laurikkala Minna K.1978-1517728MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785950003321Juvenile homicides3754950UNINA