NCJ Number
13763
Journal
Criminology Volume: 11 Issue: 4 Dated: (FEBRUARY 1974) Pages: 525-540
Date Published
1974
Length
16 pages
Annotation
HOMICIDES COMMITTED IN DETROIT FROM 1926 TO 1968 ARE CLASSIFIED AND EXAMINED USING A SYSTEM BASED UPON THE TYPE OF SOCIAL INTERACTION BETWEEN OFFENDER AND VICTIM.
Abstract
SOCIAL INTERACTION IN THIS CASE REFERS TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND INFLUENCE THEIR BEHAVIOR TOWARD ONE ANOTHER. THE PROPOSED SYSTEM CONSIDERS THE FOLLOWING AS FACTORS AFFECTING INTERACTIONROLES, ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS, ILLEGAL PURSUITS, LEGALLY SANCTIONED EVENTS, SITUATIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS, AND FORTUITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. THE VARIOUS CLASSES OF HOMICIDE ARE DOMESTIC RELATIONS, LOVE AFFAIRS, FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES, BUSINESS RELATIONS, CRIMINAL TRANSACTION, NONCRIMINAL HOMICIDE, CULTURAL RECREATIONAL-CASUAL, SUBCULTURAL RECREATIONAL-CASUAL, PSYCHIATRIC, SUICIDEMURDER, INCIDENTAL, AND UNKNOWN. AN EXAMINATION OF DETROIT HOMICIDES REVEALS THAT THE PROBLEM OF HOMICIDE IS RELATED, IN LARGE PROPORTION, TO PROBLEMS IN MARITAL AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FAMILY-PROBLEM CENTERS IN THE COMMUNITY IS SUGGESTED. ADDITIONAL CRIMESPECIFIC COUNTERMEASURES ARE PROPOSED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)