@article{ref1,
title="Imitative violence in the real world - a reanalysis of homicide rates following championship prize fights",
journal="Aggressive behavior",
year="1991",
author="Miller, Todd Q. and Heath, L. and Molcan, JR and Dugoni, BL",
volume="17",
number="3",
pages="121-134",
abstract="Recently, Phillips [Am Soc Rev, 1983; 48:560-568] reported that the homicide rate increases on the third day after heavyweight championship prize fights. The present paper reports a reanalysis of Phillips's data using more sophisticated statistical techniques and examining several theoretically important variables not discussed by Phillips or his critics. Using a conservative analysis strategy, our results suggest that the increases in homicides reported by Phillips were not a methodological artifact as suggested by Baron and Reiss [Am Soc Rev 1985; 50:347-363, 372-376]. The homicide increases only occur on the first weekend or holiday after prize fights that receive the greatest publicity.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0096-140X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}