Alcohol and Homicide

Robert Nash Parker is Senior Research Scientist at the Prevention Research Center in Berkeley, California. Linda-Anne Rebhun is visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Case Western Reserve University.

• List of Figures and Tables Preface Acknowledgments 1. Alcohol and Homicide American Style 2. How and Why Should Alcohol and Homicide Be Related? 3. Two Approaches to Alcohol and Homicide 4. Results of Longitudinal Analyses of City Homicide Rates 5. Alcohol Policy and Crime Control 6. Some Unanswered Questions about Alcohol and Homicide Appendix 1 Appendix 2A Appendix 2B Appendix 2C References Index

"Your analysis of alcohol and homicide is the best I have yet encountered. You are thorough, cautious with conclusions, proper in telling us what you have not included. I applaud your analysis, your language and your properly limited conclusions." — Marvin E. Wolfgang, University of Pennsylvania"This book makes an important contribution to the literature on homicide and on the role of alcohol in society. It advances our understanding of the structural determinants of aggregate homicide rates by 'bringing booze back in' (to steal a phrase from the authors). In addition, the analyses point to possible strategies for reducing lethal violence, especially among the young, by regulating alcohol availability." — Steven F. Messner, State University of New York, Albany