Weapons in the City: Weapon Use in Chicago Homicide Cases
Description:
This study used data from the homicides in Chicago 1965-1995 dataset (N=9,340) to examine the relationship between the use of certain types of weapons in criminal homicides by gender, race, age, victim-offender relationship, motive, location, and changes over time. Differential association and sex-role theory were utilized to argue why gender differences would occur in type of weapon used in a homicide. Subculture of violence theory was used to emphasize that the place where the homicide occurs…
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Date:
December 2007
Creator:
Johnson, Natalie Jo
Partner:
UNT Libraries