Senior Project Advisor

Inverarity, James

Document Type

Project

Publication Date

Spring 2004

Keywords

Racial homicide, Victimization

Abstract

Deindustrialization is an important economic phenomenon affecting present day crime, in particular homicide victimization rates. Previous research has found that deindustrialization has several different effects, including increasing the income inequality and labor instability of a community. These effects also varied among racial groups. This study hypothesizes that deindustrialization effects would increase homicide rates and have a greater effect on black homicide victimization than any other rate. Drawing on a sample of 161 large cities, the direct and indirect effects of deindustrialization were estimated in multivariate regression analyses. The analyses found the opposite effect of what was hypothesized, that white victimization rates were affected directly by deindustrialization while black and total victimizations were not.

Department

Sociology

Subjects - Topical (LCSH)

Homicide--United States--Cross-cultural studies; Victims of crimes--United States--Cross-cultural studies; Deindustrialization--Social aspects--United States

Geographic Coverage

United States

Genre/Form

student projects; term papers

Type

Text

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Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.

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Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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