The dynamic relationship between homicide rates and social, economic, and political factors from 1970 to 2000

Social Science Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 721-735

  McCall, Patricia L ^a   Parker, Karen F ^b   MacDonald, John M ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Homicide trends; Pooled cross sectional time series regression

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CRIMINAL LAW; HISTORY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; POLITICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRISON; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CRIMINAL LAW; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; POLITICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRISONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STREET DRUGS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 43849113738     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2007.09.007     Document Type: Article

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