The study focused on cases closed by the Minneapolis Police Department. Information from police files was abstracted using data forms, and a 1-page narrative summary was compiled for each case. Research data were presented in community forums to allow community participation in discussions on how to prevent youth homicides. Discussions initially focused on statistical techniques and modeling and the need for sociological explanations of youth homicides. Participants also examined the influence of crack cocaine on youth homicides, factors fueling youth violence, the susceptibility of young people between 15 and 19 years of age to violence, and the epidemic nature of violence in society. Recommendations resulting from community discussions fell into eight general categories: education, police, youth, communities, economic assistance and jobs, media, public policy, and research.
Minneapolis Youth Homicide Study (From Nature of Homicide: Trends and Changes - Proceedings of the 1996 Meeting of the Homicide Research Working Group, Santa Monica, California, P 64- 66, 1996, Pamela K Lattimore and Cynthia A Nahabedian, eds. - See NCJ-166149)
NCJ Number
168574
Date Published
1996
Length
3 pages
Annotation
The Minneapolis Youth Homicide Study involved young people between 12 and 24 years of age and was designed to produce recommendations for intervention strategies and directions for further research.
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