Southernness, migration, and homicide risk: An analysis of individual-level data
The regional culture of violence literature has neglected the effect migration out of the South has on individual-level homicide risk. The present paper tests the hypothesis that moving away from the South reduces exposure to a relatively large class of motivated offenders and lowers the risk of hom...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2002
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American journal of criminal justice
Year: 2002, Volume: 26, Issue: 2, Pages: 165-179 |
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Summary: | The regional culture of violence literature has neglected the effect migration out of the South has on individual-level homicide risk. The present paper tests the hypothesis that moving away from the South reduces exposure to a relatively large class of motivated offenders and lowers the risk of homicide victimization to non-Southern levels. The data come from the National Mortality Detail File and include 2,647 homicides and 403,184 natural deaths. A multivariate logistic regression analysis shows that migration out of the South does not normalize homicide risk. Thus, former Southerners continue to remain at a relatively high risk of homicide victimization in spite of relocating to a safer environment. |
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ISSN: | 1936-1351 |
DOI: | 10.1007/BF02887825 |