The Southern culture of violence and homicide-type differentiation: An analysis across cities and time points

Homicide Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 268-295

  Ousey, Graham C ^a   Lee, Matthew R ^b  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Argument homicide; Drug homicide; Felony homicide; Gang homicide; Homicide trends; Southern culture of violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954627638     PISSN: 10887679     EISSN: 15526720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088767910371182     Document Type: Article

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