
Rethinking Homicide
Exploring the Structure and Process Underlying Deadly Situations
Kriss A. Drass(Co-Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 19. January 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
346 pages
978-0-521-54058-2 (ISBN)
Description
Using multiple data sources and methods, this book involves a micro-historical analysis of the nature of change and stability in homicide situations over time. It focuses on the homicide situation as the unit of analysis, and explores similarities and differences in the context of homicide for different social groups. For example, using Qualitative Comparative Analysis, we investigate whether various social groups (e.g., men vs women, teenagers vs adults, strangers vs intimates, Blacks vs Whites) kill under qualitatively different circumstances and, if so, what are the characteristics of these unique profiles. The analysis of over 400,000 US homicides is supplemented with qualitative analysis of narrative accounts of homicide events to more fully investigate the structure and process underlying these lethal situations. Our findings of unique and common homicide situations across different time periods and social groups are then discussed in terms of their implications for criminological theory and public policy.
Reviews / Votes
'Rethinking Homicide presents a new perspective and approach for examining homicide situations and makes an informative and useful addition to the existing body of literature on homicide, which is of use to students and practitioners researching homicide.' Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender ProfilingMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
19 Tables, unspecified; 26 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
502 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-54058-2 (9780521540582)
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Terance D. Miethe | Wendy C. Regoeczi | Kriss A. Drass
Rethinking Homicide
Exploring the Structure and Process Underlying Deadly Situations
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Cambridge University Press
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Terance D. Miethe | Wendy C. Regoeczi | Kriss A. Drass
Rethinking Homicide
Exploring the Structure and Process Underlying Deadly Situations
Book
01/2004
Cambridge University Press
€111.42
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Persons
Author
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Cleveland State University
Co-Author
Content
Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: studying homicide situations; 2. Theoretical development; 3. Data and methodology for studying homicide situations; 4. The empirical distribution of homicide; 5. Instrumental and expressive motives in homicide situations; 6. Gender differences in the structure of homicide situations; 7. Change and stability in the structure of youth homicide; 8. Racial differences in homicide situations; 9. Victim/offender relationships; 10. Conclusions and implications.