Murder in America

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Murder in America

Author	: Roger Lane
File Size	: 41,8 Mb
Publisher	: Unknown
Language	: English
Release Date	: 18 June 1997
ISBN	: STANFORD:36105019261226
Pages	: 440 pages

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Murder in America by Roger Lane Book PDF Summary

A study of criminal homicide in America from precolonial times to the present, drawing on accounts of witnesses, official documents, physical remains, and private papers to reconstruct representative cases of the past and look for broader trends. Investigates why murder rates go up or down at different periods, how the justice system has dealt with murder, and the roles of economic difference, family structure, and media, seeking to explain why postindustrial America has the highest murder rate in the developed world. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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