Murder by structure: dominance relations and the social structure of gang homicide1

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-128

  Papachristos, Andrew V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CRIME; ETHNIC GROUP; GROUP PROCESS; HISPANIC; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHICAGO; CRIME; ETHNIC GROUPS; GROUP PROCESSES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349313396     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/597791     Document Type: Article

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