Homicide concentration and retaliatory homicide near repeats

An examination in a Latin American urban setting

Datos Bibliográficos

ID21372467
AutoresSpencer P Chainey (0000-0003-0093-6805, Jill Dando Institute of Security and Crime Science, University College London, London, UK, autor de correspondencia), Robert Muggah (0000-0003-1754-3127, Igarapé Institute, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Año2022
Volumen95
Número2
Páginas255-275
Fecha de publicación2022-06-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Police Journal Theory Practice and Principles (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0032-258X • E-ISSN: 1740-5599
EditorialSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0032258x20980503
OpenAlexW3110778948
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas48

Despite numerous attempts to decrease homicides in the Latin American region, high homicide levels have persisted. Examining four cities in Rio de Janeiro, the research reveals the intense geographic concentration of homicides in each city, but illustrates differences in the extent of homicide concentration when using a variety of crime concentration measures. Single events involving multiple homicides and a homicide near repeat pattern are observed, with almost all these incidents taking place in areas of homicide concentration. The findings suggest that programmes targeted to areas of homicide concentration, including interventions that suppress the likelihood of future incidents, could decrease homicides

Criminology · Environmental health · Geography · Homicide · Latin Americans · Poison control · Political science · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Demography · Medicine · Psychology · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses