Macro and Historical Issues in Violence

Session Submission Type: Regular Session

Abstract/Description

The presentations in this session explore macro and historical issues in violence. Each study examines a different form of violence, but are linked by their focus on trends and rates of violence.

Sub Unit

• Area III. Types of Offending / 11. Violent Crime

Individual Presentations

• Parricide Over Time - Kathleen M. Heide, University of South Florida; James A. Fox, Northeastern University

• Lynching and Social Time - Scott Phillips, University of Denver; Mark Cooney, University of Georgia

Chair

• Scott Phillips, University of Denver