When is a "war" a "wave?": two approaches for the detection of waves in gang homicides

Gang violence and gang "wars" are often described as coming in waves, but little empirical work has been conducted to distinguish between actual "waves" of violence and the more common ups and downs that trends in homicides typically go through. We propose two approaches for the...

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Main Author: Bouchard, Martin (Author)
Contributors: Hashimi, Sadaf
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Canadian journal of criminology and criminal justice
Year: 2017, Volume: 59, Issue: 2, Pages: 198-226
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Keywords:
Gangs
Violence
Crime waves
Homicides
Gang conflicts
Bandenkriminalität
Kriminalitätswellen
Tötungsdelikte