250 Pages
by
Routledge
250 Pages
by
Routledge
250 Pages
by
Routledge
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Criminologists have known for decades that income inequality is the best predictor of the local homicide rate, but why this is so has eluded them. There is a simple, compelling answer: most homicides are the denouements of competitive interactions between men. Relatively speaking, where desired goods are distributed inequitably and competition for those goods is severe, dangerous tactics of... Read more
Contents Preface 1 Why Homicide? 2 Homicide and Economic Inequality 3 Competition and Violence 4 Inequality, or Just Poverty? 5 Jockeying for Position 6 The Arena of Competition 7 Culture of Violence? 8 Lags and Lifetimes 9 Too Much Inequality 10 What Keeps Competitive Violence in Check? References Index
Biography
Martin Daly
