Black Homicide Victimization in the United States: An Analysis of 2011 Homicide Data [PDF]
, 2014 The devastation homicide inflicts on black teens and adults is a national crisis, yet it is all too often ignored outside of affected communities. This study examines the problem of black homicide victimization at the state level by analyzing unpublished
Josh Sugarmann, Marty Langley
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Violence in the vicinity: the mental health impacts of nearby crime
Economica, EarlyView.Abstract Crime leads to a range of adverse outcomes for those who live nearby, and a common hypothesis is that this relationship is mediated by mental health. However, little is known about how the mental health of local residents is affected when an incident of violent crime occurs in their vicinity.
Panka Bencsik +2 more
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Understanding Crime in Colombia and What Can Be Done About It [PDF]
. We attempt to spell out the causes and costs of Colombia´s crime situation. Homicide rates are the highest in the world, three times higher than those of Brazil & Mexico and ten times higher than those of other Latin American countries.
Levitt Steven, Mauricio Rubio
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Felons’ chattels and English living standards in the later fourteenth and fifteenth centuries
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract The later fourteenth and fifteenth centuries have long occupied an intriguing and contested place in discussions of England's long‐run economic development. One key issue around which debate has coalesced is the living standards of the population as a whole and of different groups within it. We contribute to this debate by bringing forward new
Chris Briggs +4 more
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Self-Defense, Defense of Others, and the State [PDF]
, 2017 With the wide spread of wireless technology, the time for 4G has arrived, and 5G will appear not so far in the future. However, no matter whether it is 4G or 5G, low latency is a mandatory requirement for baseband processing at base stations for modern ...
Miller, Darrell A. H.
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Lost Youth: A County-by-County Analysis of 2011 California Homicide Victims Ages 10 to 24 [PDF]
, 2013 Homicide is the second leading cause of death for California youth and young adults ages 10 to 24 years old. In 2010, the most recent year for which complete data is available from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), homicides ...
Jennifer Lynn-Whaley +2 more
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Once an “Ideal Worker,” Always an “Ideal Worker”: The Impervious Status of Police Who Become Fathers
Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Research chronicles the ways in which women police who are mothers are seen as being unfit for police work and promotional opportunities, as they navigate the male‐centric workplace and carry the bulk of domestic labor and childcare responsibilities at home.
Danielle E. Thompson, Debra Langan
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Shared Legacies, Disparate Outcomes: Why American South Border Cities Turned the Tables on Crime and Their Mexican Sisters Did Not [PDF]
The article evaluates crime trends in south border American and Mexican sister cities using panel data analysis. The region offers a unique assessment opportunity since cities are characterized by shared cultural and historical legacies, institutional ...
Pedro H. Albuquerque
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State Integration and Violence at the Margins: The Logic of Police Raids in Rio de Janeiro's Favelas
The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates police raids in Rio de Janeiro's favelas through a property rights framework, exploring their organisational structure, motivations and implications. Using data from police reports, academic studies, NGOs and news sources, it examines why and how the state intervenes in these contested spaces.
Joseph Bouchard
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The spate of spousal homicide in Nigeria: Reconsidering the Christian divorce prohibition
Theologia ViatorumIn recent times, spousal homicide resulting from domestic violence has been on the increase in Nigeria, and one major factor responsible for this is the Christian doctrine that prohibits divorce.
Solomon O. Ademiluka
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