Juvenile Homicides : a Social Disorganization Perspective.

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Author / Creator:	Laurikkala, Minna K.
Imprint:	El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2011.
Description:	1 online resource (206 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Criminal Justice: Recent Scholarship Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Subject:	Juvenile homicide -- United States. Criminal behavior, Prediction of -- United States. Criminal behavior, Prediction of. Juvenile homicide. United States. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11166696

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ISBN:	9781593326685 1593326688 9781593324711 1593324715
Digital file characteristics:	text file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	Laurikkala studies youth homicides between 1965 and 1995 in Chicago. She considers variables relating to the offender, victim, setting, and precursors to the homicide by race and gender. Her results indicate that youth homicides involved increases in lethal gang altercations, particularly among Latinos, and an increased use of automatic weapons. Young females had very little impact on homicide rates in Chicago. The findings point to several measures of social disorganization that could aid in the prediction of youth homicides, albeit varying across groups. Overall, the results support social d.
Other form:	Print version: Laurikkala, Minna K. Juvenile Homicides : A Social Disorganization Perspective. El Paso : LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, ©2011 9781593324711

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