Margaret A Zahn

Biographic Data

ID255685
NAMEMargaret A Zahn
GIVEN NAMESMargaret A
FAMILY NAMEZahn
SIGNATUREZAHN M A
AFFILIATIONSNorth Carolina State University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS22
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1973
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
H-INDEX2

  • The Spectacular Few: Prisoner Radicalization and the Evolving Terrorist Threat

    Open AccessMargaret A ZahnARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…2015

  • Violence: From Theory to Research

    Margaret A Zahn, Henry H Brownstein et al.BOOKViolence2014

    Part I: Introduction Violence: From Theory to Research Part II: Theories of Violence 1. Toward a Social Learning Model of Violence and Terrorism 2. A General Strain Theory Approach to Violence 3. Control Balance Theory and Violence 4. A Rational-Choice Approach to Violence 5. Social Disorganization and Violence 6. Toward a Radical Ecology of Urban Violence 7. The Basic Routine Activity Approach to Crime Analysis 8. Feminist Theories of Violent Be…

  • Symposium

    Open AccessMargaret A ZahnARTICLETheoretical Criminology2001

  • Homicide: A Sourcebook of Social Research

    Margaret A ZahnBOOKHomicide1999

    Carefully organized and edited, the 25 contributions to this sourcebook have been prepared by leading scholars, each in a particular research area, providing summaries of the current state of knowledge for the subject of their expertise. The authors, many from the Homicide Research Working Group, provide assessment of empirical knowledge regarding social theories of homicide; methodological issues in the study of homicide; homicide research among…

  • Studying and Preventing Homicide: Issues and Challenges

    M Smith, Marvin M Smith et al.BOOKStudying and Preventing Homicide1999

    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 Homi…

  • Thoughts on the Future of Criminology‐the American Society of Criminology 1998 Presidential Address

    Open AccessMargaret A ZahnARTICLECriminology1999Cited by: 10References: 11

  • Quantifying luckenbill

    Leonard D Savitz, Korni Swaroop Kumar et al.ARTICLEDeviant Behavior1991Cited by: 2References: 5

    David F. Luckenbill, in 1977, proposed a singular model of murder based on "character contests" occurring between murderers and their victims. We explore the issue if Luckenbill's analysis is important (i.e., does it occur in an appreciable percentage of all homicides committed in a large urban center). Our major finding was that, of all homicide cases in Philadelphia that could reasonably be judged (about the presence of a specified character co…

  • Applied Medical Sociology: Learning from within

    C Allen Haney, Margaret A Zahn et al.ARTICLETeaching Sociology1983

  • The Female Homicide Victim

    Open AccessMargaret A ZahnARTICLECriminology1975Cited by: 2References: 8

    This study examines the ways that females meet violent death and the role that illegal drug use plays in precipitating such deaths. The sex role hypothesis and the transactional risk thesis are explored to help account for homicide victimization of women. Data were drawn from the records of the Medical Examiner's Office in Philadelphia. Records of all illegal drug using homicide victims were compared with a random sample of non‐drug‐using victims…

  • Incapacity, Impotence and Invisible Impairment: Their Effects Upon Interpersonal Relations

    Margaret A ZahnARTICLEJournal of Health and Social…1973Cited by: 8