Homicide and Its Determinants (From Nature of Homicide: Trends and Changes - Proceedings of the 1996 Meeting of the Homicide Research Working Group, Santa Monica, California, P 92- 96, 1996, Pamela K Lattimore and Cynthia A Nahabedian, eds. - See NCJ-166149)

• NCJ Number: 168578
• Author(s): J Chen
• Date Published: 1996
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: National Institute of Justice (NIJ); US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/NCJRS; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS.

Annotation

Two major factors have been identified as being responsible for changes in homicide rates in the United States during the past 60 years, economic and age-related population indicators.

Abstract

The economic indicator includes personal consumption expenditures, while the age-related population indicator refers to the male population between 20 and 24 years of age as a percent of the total population. Assuming the two indicators have an impact on homicidal behavior, the question arises as to how much impact each exercises. Preliminary data on the importance of economic and age-related factors in homicide are reported, and further study is planned to determine the combined effect of the two indicators on homicidal behavior. 2 references, 1 table, and 4 figures