TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Homicide booms and busts: a small-N comparative historical study
JO  - Homicide studies
A1  - Goertzel, Ted
A1  - Shohat, Ekaterina
A1  - Kahn, Tulio
A1  - Zanetic, André
A1  - Bogoyavlenskiy, Dmitriy
SP  - 59
EP  - 74
VL  - 17
IS  - 1
N2  - Homicide booms and busts are long-term phenomena that can best be studied with comparative historical methods. They cannot easily be explained by enduring socioeconomic inequalities because these persist during boom and bust periods alike. Historical changes that may help to lower homicide rates in the long run sometimes cause homicide booms in the short term. Modern policing methods have helped to end homicide booms without first resolving underlying social problems, but this may be possible only when the conditions are propitious.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1088-7679
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1088767912449624
ID  - ref1
ER  -