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THE DRIVING FORCE: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF GANG-MOTIVATED, FIREARM-RELATED HOMICIDES
| Title: | THE DRIVING FORCE: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF GANG-MOTIVATED, FIREARM-RELATED HOMICIDES. |
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| Name(s): |
Polczynski, Christa, Author Huff-Corzine, Lin, Committee Chair University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2009 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | The knowledge of gang homicides is constantly increasing, but one aspect of gangs rarely studied is drive-by shootings (Dedel 2007; Hutson, Anglin, and Pratts 1994; Hutson, Anglin, and Eckstein 1996; Polczynski 2007; Sanders 1994; Sugarmann and Newth 2007). In this paper are comparative analyses of gang-motivated, firearm-related homicides perpetrated through a drive-by shooting to those which are not perpetrated through a drive-by shooting, by spatial and regression analyses. The data used for the analyses are a combination of incident variables, such as victim, offender, and incident characteristics, as well as social and economic characteristics of the communities in which the homicides occurred for a 31 year time period in Chicago. The findings indicate that there are differences in the characteristics and spatial location of gang-motivated, firearm-related homicides whether perpetrated through a drive-by shooting or by some other means. Based on the findings there may be policy implementations that are available in order to reduce the likelihood of a gang-motivated drive-by shooting. | |
| Identifier: | CFE0002524 (IID), ucf:47635 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
2009-05-01 Ph.D. Sciences, Department of Sociology Doctorate This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): |
gang homicide firearm race location GIS |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0002524 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | public | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |
