Uncleared Homicides: A Canada/United States Comparison  

Oleh:

Regoeczi, Wendy C. ; Kennedy, Leslie W. ; Silverman, Robert A.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Homicide Studies vol. 4 no. 2 (May 2000), page 135-161.
Fulltext: 135HS42.pdf (160.48KB)

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Beginning in the 1960s, there has been a marked decline in clearance rates of homicides, a finding that has generated little interest among criminological researchers. This article presents a comparative analysis of homicide clearance in Canada and the United States using data generated by the Canadian Centre of Justice Statistics and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Supplementary Homicide Reports. Using logistic regression, homicide clearance is predicted on the basis of specific victim and offense characteristics for cases in Canada versus the United States and in Ontario versus New York State. The results indicate that the model is a good fit for homicide clearance in both countries as a whole. Whereas the homicide weapon, circumstances surrounding the offense, age, and gender of the victim were found to be significant homicide clearance predictors in New York State, only the circumstances surrounding the offense emerged as an important predictor in Ontario.

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