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Alcohol and Homicide: A Deadly Combination of Two American Traditions

Alcohol and Homicide: A Deadly Combination of Two American Traditions

Paperback

Series: Suny Violence

CriminologyTrue Crime

ISBN10: 0791424642
ISBN13: 9780791424643
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: Jul 13 1995
Pages: 185
Weight: 0.61
Height: 0.49 Width: 6.01 Depth: 9.02
Language: English

The authors show how and why alcohol and violence are so often linked today.

The relationship between alcohol and homicide in America is explored both historically and theoretically, providing the groundwork for two empirical analyses. The first, a theoretical approach, leads to the development of a selective disinhibition hypothesis, the implications of which are tested in a longitudinal analysis of alcohol availability and homicide in 256 U.S. cities between 1960 and 1980. Alcohol availability was found to significantly increase homicide rates. Availability also interacted with city poverty rates, lack of social bonds, and the age structure to further increase the incidence of murder.

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