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The Roots of Danger: Violent Crime in Global Perspective

By Elliott Currie
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By Elliott Currie
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The most striking feature of violent crime around the world is its variability. Some societies are relatively safe and peaceful: in others, violent crime is a pervasive and devastating fact of life.

In The Roots of Danger: Violent Crime in Global Perspective, Elliott Currie explores why some societies around the world are more violent than others. Beginning by defining violent crimes and discussing how they are measured, he then presents a variety of theories on the phenomenon of violent cri...

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Social SciencesCriminologySociologyCriminology - General & MiscellaneousSociology - General & MiscellaneousCriminology - Violence