Homicide
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22368407 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leonard Beeghley (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosh041 |
| OpenAlex | W4248041581 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Unlike other western nations, thousands of people are murdered in the United States every year. Any large American city displays almost as many homicides as do many western nations (Beeghley 2003). A high rate of homicide – the intentional and illegal killing of another human being – makes the US anomalous
Criminology · Geography · Homicide · Medical emergency · Poison control · Political science · Sociology · Suicide prevention · History · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Medicine
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |