TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1992//
TI  - The effects of emergency medical care on the homicide rate: Some additional evidence
JO  - Journal of criminal justice
A1  - Giacopassi, David J.
A1  - Sparger, Jerry R.
A1  - Stein, Preston M.
SP  - 249
EP  - 259
VL  - 20
IS  - 3
N2  - Police homicide files in Memphis, Tennessee were examined for three years separated by twenty- five-year intervals (1935, 1960, 1985) to study the effect of medical care on the homicide rate. The data reveal that there was a decreasing percentage of lethality for serious violent attacks, an increasing proportion of homicide victims Dead on Arrival (D.O.A.), and a decreasing survival time for non- D.O.A.s. The data are interpreted as providing empirical support for the growing body of literature that indicates that advances in emergency medical care have served to suppress the homicide rate.<p />
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SN  - 0047-2352
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0047-2352(92)90049-F
ID  - ref1
ER  -