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The Politics of Violence and Urbanism
2015This chapter provides the theoretical framing for the discussion of violence and social urbanism in Medellin, drawing on work from geography, urban studies, political science, and regionally specific explorations of violence in Latin American cities.
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1999
AbstractThis chapter focuses on the extent of urban violence and the effects of the exposure of children and adolescents to this violence. It begins with a discussion of literature on the nature, extent, and effects of pervasive community violence on children and adolescents.
RAYMOND P. LORION +2 more
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AbstractThis chapter focuses on the extent of urban violence and the effects of the exposure of children and adolescents to this violence. It begins with a discussion of literature on the nature, extent, and effects of pervasive community violence on children and adolescents.
RAYMOND P. LORION +2 more
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Urban Violence and Militarization
2015There is a long history of cities being playing key roles in different types of violence and military conflict. Urban violence remains a significant factor in cities today. Urban warfare is increasingly prominent in ‘new’ wars and there has been a blurring of boundaries between military action ‘outside’ of states and domestic governance ‘inside’.
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2021
Abstract Gun violence is a national threat and no more so than in the nation’s urban communities, particularly taking its toll on people of color. Self-help organizations focused on gun violence are vehicles for the dead to speak to us and let us not forget that they once lived among us.
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Abstract Gun violence is a national threat and no more so than in the nation’s urban communities, particularly taking its toll on people of color. Self-help organizations focused on gun violence are vehicles for the dead to speak to us and let us not forget that they once lived among us.
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The Politics of Urban Violence
Journal of Black Studies, 1985Various theories have been offered to explain the violence that took place in and around hundreds of black ghettos woven throughout the fabric of urban America during the decade of the 1960s. Most of the theories put forth do not adhere to the narrow thesis of empiricism as a mark of social science research.
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Neighborhood inequality, collective efficacy, and the spatial dynamics of urban violence
, 2001Jeffrey D. Morenoff +2 more
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1994
The urban environment is a breeding ground for various forms of violence. As the hub of political, social and economic processes, the city is the meeting point for peoples from diverse cultural, racial, and religious backgrounds. It is often the venue of intense class and social struggles for scarce economic resources as well as political power.
Osaghae, Eghosa +4 more
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The urban environment is a breeding ground for various forms of violence. As the hub of political, social and economic processes, the city is the meeting point for peoples from diverse cultural, racial, and religious backgrounds. It is often the venue of intense class and social struggles for scarce economic resources as well as political power.
Osaghae, Eghosa +4 more
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