Citation

Bailey GW, Unnithan NP. J. Crim. Justice 1994; 22(3): 267-275.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/0047-2352(94)90022-1

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Previous jurisdictionally limited studies have found gang homicide to possess participant and setting characteristics that are distinctive in comparison to nongang homicide. We tested this conception using discriminant analysis of state-level homicide data. Among the participant variables, age of suspect, age of victim, number of suspects, and lack of prior contact between participants emerged as important predictors. Among the setting variables, public location and use of firearms were influential. Despite some differences, this study provides support for generalizing the distinctiveness conception of gang homicide.