Studying and Preventing Homicide

PART ONE: THE STUDY OF HOMICIDE Introduction - M Dwayne Smith and Margaret A Zahn Homicide in the 20th Century United States - Margaret A Zahn and Patricia L McCall Trends and Patterns Sources of Homicide Data - Marc Riedel PART TWO: SPECIAL ISSUES IN THE STUDY OF HOMICIDE Homicide Between Intimate Partners - Angela Browne, Kirk R Williams and Donald Dutton Serial Murder - James Alan Fox and Jack Levin Myths and Realities Drugs, Alcohol, and Homicide - Kathleen Auerhahn and Robert Nash Parker Homicide - Gary LaFree Cross-National Perspectives PART THREE: ISSUES INVOLVING HOMICIDE AMONG DIFFERENT SOCIAL GROUPS African Americans and Homicide - Darnell F Hawkins Latinos and Homicide - Ramiro Martinez Jr and Matthew T Lee Youth Homicide - Kathleen M Heide Gang Homicide - Cheryl Maxson PART FOUR: PREVENTING HOMICIDE: PROPOSED STRATEGIES Capital Punishment, Homicide, and Deterrence - William C Bailey and Ruth D Peterson An Assessment of the Evidence Guns, Gun Control, and Homicide - Philip J Cook and Mark H Moore Preventing Homicide - James A Mercy and W Rodney Hammond A Public Health Perspective