Keywords
gang, homicide, firearm, race, location, GIS
Abstract
The knowledge of gang homicides is constantly increasing, but one aspect of gangs rarely studied is drive-by shootings (Dedel 2007; Hutson, Anglin, and Pratts 1994; Hutson, Anglin, and Eckstein 1996; Polczynski 2007; Sanders 1994; Sugarmann and Newth 2007). In this paper are comparative analyses of gang-motivated, firearm-related homicides perpetrated through a drive-by shooting to those which are not perpetrated through a drive-by shooting, by spatial and regression analyses. The data used for the analyses are a combination of incident variables, such as victim, offender, and incident characteristics, as well as social and economic characteristics of the communities in which the homicides occurred for a 31 year time period in Chicago. The findings indicate that there are differences in the characteristics and spatial location of gang-motivated, firearm-related homicides whether perpetrated through a drive-by shooting or by some other means. Based on the findings there may be policy implementations that are available in order to reduce the likelihood of a gang-motivated drive-by shooting.
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Graduation Date
2009
Advisor
Huff-Corzine, Lin
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
College
College of Sciences
Department
Sociology
Degree Program
Sociology
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0002524
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0002524
Language
English
Release Date
May 2009
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Doctoral Dissertation (Open Access)
STARS Citation
Polczynski, Christa, "The Driving Force: A Comparative Analysis Of Gang-motivated, Firearm-related Homicides" (2009). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3963.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/3963