NCJ Number
42329
Date Published
1977
Length
77 pages
Annotation
THIS BOOK PRESENTS AN OVERVIEW OF VIOLENT CRIME, ITS CAUSATIVE FACTORS AND REASONS FOR ITS INCREASE.
Abstract
THE BOOK FOCUSES ON VIOLENT CRIME STATISTICS IN CHICAGO, WHICH IT ADMITS ARE HIGHER THAN IN MOST OTHER CITIES. THE AUTHOR LISTS THE MEASURES OF CRIMINAL VIOLENCE, AND OFFERS SPECIAL ANALYTIC TECHNIQUES. FOCUS IS GIVEN TO THE 1965-74 DECADE FOR HOMICIDE AND ROBBERY RATES. THE MOTIVATION FOR THESE CRIMES IS PRESENTED, AND THERE IS SOME DISCUSSION OF THE MACRO-AND-MICROENVIRONMENT OF CRIMINAL VIOLENCE....BDS