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The majority of these homicides are committed by persons known to the victim, an estimated one in three homicides of females is committed by current or former spouses or boyfriends, while among male homicide victims, five percent are killed by intimate partners (Paulozzi pp).
According to a recent study of Cook County published in the June 01, 2005 issue of "Pediatrics," more than 90% of deaths among delinquent youth were homicides (Mileusnic pp). Moreover, more than 90% of deaths were from gunshot wounds, either homicidal, accidental or self-inflicted (Mileusnic pp). Researchers found that 12.9 deaths per 100,000 youth were homicide (Mileusnic pp). Even among the general population in the United States, homicides are not uncommon among youth, and although homicide rates have decreased since the early 1990's, homicides still represent 15.8% of all deaths among youth (Mileusnic pp). More than one third of homicide deaths in 2002 involved persons 25 years of age or younger, and on an average day in the year 2000, 3.56 persons 18 years of age or young became victims of homicide (Mileusnic pp). Homicide rates for the study in Cook County were more than double those among male youth 15 to 24 years of age in Cali, Columbia (Mileusnic pp).
Furthermore, their findings highlight the role of firearms in early violent deaths, especially homicides, nearly 80% of homicides among youth are related to firearms (Mileusnic pp). Although homicide rates are decreasing among all...
Regina. "Working with adult homicide survivors, part II: helping family members cope with murder." Perspectives in Psychiatric Care. 10/1/2001. Retrieved July 07, 2005 from HighBeam Research Library Web site.
Fox, Alan; Zawitz W. "Homicide Trends in the United States: 2000 Update." U.S.
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Mileusnic, Darinka. "Early violent death among delinquent youth: a prospective longitudinal study." Pediatrics. 6/1/2005. Retrieved July 07, 2005 from HighBeam Research Library Web site.
Paulozzi, Leonard J.; Saltzman, Linda E.; Thompson, Martie P.; Holmgreen,
Patricia. "Surveillance for Homicide Among Intimate Partners: United States, 1981-1998." October 12, 2001. Retrieved July 07, 2005 from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site:
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Woo, Elaine. "Eric Monkkonen, at 62; dogged homicide scholar."
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Asaro, M. Regina. "Working with adult homicide survivors, part II: helping family members cope with murder." Perspectives in Psychiatric Care. 10/1/2001. Retrieved July 07, 2005 from HighBeam Research Library Web site.
Fox, Alan; Zawitz W. "Homicide Trends in the United States: 2000 Update." U.S.
Department of Justice. Retrieved July 07, 2005 from:
http://64.233.187.104/search?q=cache:HKXaltTyeOAJ:www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/htus00.pdf+homicide+in+united+states&; hl=en
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5003a1.htm
Homicide in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico has been showing a higher number of Homicides in past two decades. Recently, its homicidal number is found to be 50% more than the Mainland figure. The main reasons identified are presence of gangs involved in drug and ammunition trafficking and domestic violence. Analysis of the Possible Causes Presence of Gangs Economic Deprivation Self-Defense Mechanism Depression Domestic Violence Drug Trafficking Gender Inequality Theoretical Implications Puerto Rico has been the hub of major homicides in United
Homicide in America The imagination of death in a violent manner causes both fear and fascination in most people, and this is the reason why both homicide and suicide are the subjects of voluminous commentary. At the same time, most of this commentary is not facts, but a lot of emotions, and the backing is through a lot of items mentioned as facts. These facts have been repeated so often that
Homicide -- is it ever justifiable? In order to understand any kind of criminal behavior, it is often important to consider the social, psychological and biological perspectives. Homicide, which refers to the killing of one human being by another, has its own perspectives. According to legal terms, homicide is the unnatural ending of the life of a person by an act or omission of another person or persons knowingly or otherwise.
Research and compare and contrast education in America. Dr. Carson grew up in poverty and claims education is the reason for his success. Is this an accurate statement? How does education impact directly or indirectly crime in America? Next, choose a district in an inner city and one in a non-urban area. Discuss the educational programs in each and then discuss the crime statistics within each area. What conclusions can
Violence in America Education The purpose of this paper is to research violence in America in relation to Education and to make a determination of 'who' is responsible for the growing violence, if in fact it is growing. The United States Crime Index Rates per 100,000 climbed from 1,887.2 in the year of 1960 to 5,897 in 1991 in which year the crime rate was at its highest. According to the report: "Crime
133). In sum, low-income blacks and males continue to be responsible for a disproportionate number of juvenile homicidal acts, but juvenile homicide is not restricted to these age, ethnic or socioeconomic groups (Heckel & Shumaker, 2001). Impact of Family Violence on Incidence of Juvenile Homicide in the U.S. And New York. Around 14% of juvenile homicides involve family members as victims, compared to 55% that involve friends or acquaintances and 31%