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Citation

Kennedy DM, Braga AA. Homicide Stud. 1998; 2(3): 263-290.

Affiliation

Harvard University, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1088767998002003008

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Academics have long studied the basic dimensions of homicide, with Marvin F. Wolfgang's pioneering 1958 classic, Patterns in Criminal Homicide, defining the shape of criminological research on homicide. However, this research has generally contributed relatively little to practical homicide prevention strategies. Recently, problem-solving initiatives have undertaken homicide studies in particular cities with the goal of understanding homicide patterns and dynamics and crafting city-specific intervention strategies. One such initiative in Minneapolis found that a large component of the city's homicides was committed by and against chronic, gang-involved offenders. Particularly where youth homicide was concerned, the Minneapolis findings were very similar to recent findings regarding youth homicide in Boston. Based in part on these findings, a "pulling levers" strategy focused on deterring violent offending by gang members, and on reducing tensions between gangs, was designed and implemented. Although very preliminary, initial results from the Minneapolis intervention appear to be promising.

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