若い男性における殺人事件の国際的および州間比較
1Division of Analysis, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, Md 20782.
JAMA
|June 27, 1990
まとめ
米国は,他の先進国と比較して,若い男性の殺人率が大幅に高い. この割合を下げれば,毎年数千人の命を救うことができる.
科学分野:
- 公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
- クリミノロジー 犯罪学
- 社会学 社会学 社会学とは
背景:
- 若い男性における殺人率は,公衆衛生上の重大な懸念事項である.
- 国際的な比較は,ユニークな国内課題を理解するために不可欠です.
研究 の 目的:
- 米国における若者の殺人率と,他の21の先進国の殺人率を比較する.
- 人種と銃器の使用に基づく殺人率の格差を特定する.
主な方法:
- 15歳から24歳の男性に対する殺人統計の比較分析.
- 殺人事件における銃器の関与の調査.
- 殺人被害者の人種統計分析.
主要な成果:
- 米国の殺人率 (21.9/100,000) は,次の最高率の4倍以上です.
- 銃器の使用は,米国の殺人事件の4分の3を占め,国際的には4分の1未満です.
- 15歳から24歳までの黒人男性は,米国の白人男性よりも7倍以上の殺人率に直面しています.
結論:
- 米国では,若い男性,特に黒人男性の間で,例外的に高い殺人率を経験しています.
- 銃器の利用と使用は,米国の殺人傾向を区別する重要な要因です.
- 標的を絞った介入によって,米国の若者の殺人事件を大幅に減らすことは可能である.
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