Violence is a critical social problem in the United States, magnified by an unprecedented escalation in drug-related injuries and deaths. Yet no coherent public policy has been put in place to tackle this serious problem. Adults and children are drawn into the drug trade and are frequently victims and offenders in the high-stakes drug wars. But drug-related violence is only part of the story; the United States has an exceptionally high level of violence, so high that it sets the nation apart from other developed countries. This book brings the spatial ecology of homicide and assault into sharp focus, providing a fresh perspective on patterns of related criminal behaviors traditionally regarded as discrete. Key topics discussed include background, rationale, and plan of attack; ecological viewpoint; crime classifications; regional patterns of homicide; perceptual dimensions of punishment and seriousness of crime; homicide in cities; assault environments; drugs and violence; and public policy in spatial context. Although there is general agreement between the public and policymakers that a major violence problem exists, there is utter confusion when it comes to "what to do about it." This text challenges policymakers to develop a meaningful response to the crucial need for a viable solution.
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assault frequencies, positive criminology, southern subculture, crime severity, supplementary homicide reports, underclass neighborhoods, urban homicide, assault rates, southern violence, quantitative criminology, gun ownership, crime patterns, justice statistics Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
African American, New York, Los Angeles, National Commission, United States, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Drake Place, Washington Post, District of Columbia, Baltimore City, Bureau of the Census, National Crime Survey, Uniform Crime Reports, Prince George's County, White House, Park Chester, National Survey of Crime Severity, Sample Size Geometric Severity Mean Ratio, Southernness Index, Urban Pathology Index, World War, Year Figure, British Crime Survey, July Jan, Supreme Court New!
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This book is about violence, with particular emphasis on where it happens and why. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
assault frequencies, positive criminology, southern subculture, crime severity, supplementary homicide reports, underclass neighborhoods, urban homicide, assault rates, southern violence, quantitative criminology, gun ownership, crime patterns, justice statistics Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
African American, New York, Los Angeles, National Commission, United States, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Drake Place, Washington Post, District of Columbia, Baltimore City, Bureau of the Census, National Crime Survey, Uniform Crime Reports, Prince George's County, White House, Park Chester, National Survey of Crime Severity, Sample Size Geometric Severity Mean Ratio, Southernness Index, Urban Pathology Index, World War, Year Figure, British Crime Survey, July Jan, Supreme Court New!
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- Fundamentals of Criminal Investigation by Charles E. O'Hara on page 626, and page 650
- Criminological Theory (Criminal Justice: Contemporary Literature in Theory and Practice) by Marilyn McShane on page 443
- African American Organized Crime: A Social History by Rufus Schatzberg on page 176
- Murder, at the End of the Day and Night: A Study of Criminal Homicide Offenders, Victims, and Circumstances by R. Barri Flowers on page 19
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