Citation

Goertzel T, Shohat E, Kahn T, Zanetic A, Bogoyavlenskiy D. Homicide Stud. 2013; 17(1): 59-74.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1088767912449624

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Homicide booms and busts are long-term phenomena that can best be studied with comparative historical methods. They cannot easily be explained by enduring socioeconomic inequalities because these persist during boom and bust periods alike. Historical changes that may help to lower homicide rates in the long run sometimes cause homicide booms in the short term. Modern policing methods have helped to end homicide booms without first resolving underlying social problems, but this may be possible only when the conditions are propitious.

Language: en