TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - Imitative violence in the real world - a reanalysis of homicide rates following championship prize fights
JO  - Aggressive behavior
A1  - Miller, Todd Q.
A1  - Heath, L.
A1  - Molcan, JR
A1  - Dugoni, BL
SP  - 121
EP  - 134
VL  - 17
IS  - 3
N2  - 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 />
LA  - en
SN  - 0096-140X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -