Homicide under Control

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This paper uses data from both uniform police reports and from victim surveys to analyze homicide rates in Canada. The author points out three policy recommendations. The paper demonstrates that the routine activities approach can be used adequately with homicide statistics.

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"The media through sensationalized coverage of recent murders in Canada have led a large proportion of the public to believe that homicides are escalating sharply. Murders involving children such as Holly Jones and Cecilia Zhang especially have contributed to the perception of an increase in homicide rates. However, the public would be surprised to discover that there has been a marked decline in the national rate for homicide which, in fact, currently has reached its lowest level since 1967 (Dauvergne, 2003). The rates of stalking and assault also have corresponded to the reduced homicide rate, but in general homicide is unrelated to other crimes."

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