Serious violence : patterns of homicide and assault in America /

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Author / Creator:Harries, Keith D.
Edition:2nd ed.
Imprint:Springfield, Ill. : Charles C. Thomas, 1997.
Description:xiii, 229 p. : ill. ;26 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2603836
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ISBN:039806718X (cloth)
0398067198 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-221) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Introduction: Background, Rationale, Plan of Attack
  • Ch. 2. The Ecological Viewpoint, Theory, Geography, and Violence
  • Ch. 3. Crime Classification: The Case of Homicide and Assault
  • Ch. 4. Homicide: Regional Patterns
  • Ch. 5. Perceptual Dimensions: Punishment and Seriousness
  • Ch. 6. Homicide in Cities
  • Ch. 7. Assault Environments
  • Ch. 8. Drugs and Violence
  • Ch. 9. Public Policy in Spatial Context.