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Violent Crime: Assessing Race and Ethnic Differences

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Violent Crime: Assessing Race and Ethnic Differences
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Darnell F. Hawkins
SeriesCambridge Studies in Criminology
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:462
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780521626743
ClassificationsDewey:364.15089
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 38 Tables, unspecified; 16 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 24 February 2003
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Analysts have long noted that some societies have much higher rates of criminal violence than others. They have also observed that the risk of being a victim or a perpetrator of violent crime varies considerably from one individual to another. In societies with ethnically and racially diverse populations, some ethnic and racial groups have been reported to have higher rates of violent offending and victimization than other groups. This exceptional collection of original essays explores the extent and causes of racial and ethnic differences in violent crime in the United States and several other contemporary societies, including Canada, New Zealand, and England. The authors critically examine the credibility of the evidence of group differences in rates of violent crime and debate the merits of many of the popular theories that have been put forth to explain them.

Reviews

'Violent Crime: Assessing Race and Ethnic Differences is an extremely interesting collection of articles ... This collection constitutes an entertaining treatment of the problem of violent crime in relation to ethnic groups ... The review of the research is very rich and will certainly save the researchers with similar interests a great deal of time. Moreover, this collection provides a significant number of cutting-edge, original research studies ... will move debating about ethnic/'racial' differences in violent crime forward. This collection will be a standard work for the academic and the researcher of 'race', ethnicity, crime and justice. However, it is to policy makers that I highly recommend this book.' Sociology