THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY: HOMICIDE, DYNAMIC CHANGE, AND DETERRENCE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. NEIGHBORHOODS, 1998-2006

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dc.contributor.advisorPaternoster, Raymonden_US
dc.contributor.authorGoodison, Sean Edmunden_US
dc.contributor.departmentCriminology and Criminal Justiceen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-11T05:56:27Z
dc.date.available2014-10-11T05:56:27Z
dc.date.issued2014en_US
dc.description.abstractStudies examining homicide rates often have two limitations. First, there is a lack of rich, dynamic data to account for change, and second, no consideration of formal social controls at the neighborhood-level. To address these limitations, longitudinal data from Washington, D.C. was collected at the neighborhood level. This homicide incident and neighborhood demographic data, which spans from 1998-2006, allow for a test of two theoretical perspectives within a classical/social control sphere, namely social disorganization and deterrence. This work poses two main questions: Do dynamic structural factors influence homicide rates across neighborhoods? Does aggregate deterrence influence homicide rates across neighborhoods? Results suggest that dynamic structural factors predict homicide rates better than static factors, though deterrence results are insignificant. Implications and avenues for future research are also discussed.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/M2SC77
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/15812
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledCriminologyen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledSociologyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledDeterrenceen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledHomicideen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledLongitudinalen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledPolicingen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledSocial Disorganizationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledWashingtonen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledD.C.en_US
dc.titleTHE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY: HOMICIDE, DYNAMIC CHANGE, AND DETERRENCE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. NEIGHBORHOODS, 1998-2006en_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US

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