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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Main Author: Stack, Steven (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2002
In: American journal of criminal justice
Year: 2002, Volume: 26, Issue: 2, Pages: 165-179
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Keywords:
Motivate Offender
Criminal Victimization
Homicide Rate
American Sociological Review
Poverty Rate
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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.
ISSN:1936-1351
DOI:10.1007/BF02887825