Social Disorganization and Homicide in Recife, Brazil

In this article, we investigate the determinants of homicide in Recife, Brazil, considering social disorganization theory. Using georeferenced homicide data, 2009-2013, and census data, we analyze homicide in Recife using a spatial regression technique that controls for spatial autocorrelation and h...

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Published in:International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology 2017-10, Vol.61 (14), p.1570-1592
Main Authors: Pereira, Débora V. S., Mota, Caroline M. M., Andresen, Martin A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anomie
Brazil
Censuses
Female
Females
Homicide
Humans
Income
Inequality
Literacy
Male
Manslaughter
Murders & murder attempts
Population density
Psychological Theory
Social disorganization
Social disorganization theory
Spatial analysis
Water
Water supply
Women
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Summary:In this article, we investigate the determinants of homicide in Recife, Brazil, considering social disorganization theory. Using georeferenced homicide data, 2009-2013, and census data, we analyze homicide in Recife using a spatial regression technique that controls for spatial autocorrelation and heteroskedasticity at the census tract level. Overall, we find that homicide in Recife, Brazil, is characterized by social disorganization theory. Specifically, positive relationships are found for inequality, rented houses, and quantity of people, but negative relationships are found for income, literacy, percentage of married people, water supply, public illumination, the percentage of women responsible for the house, and population density. Overall, we find that social disorganization theory provides an instructive framework for understanding homicide in Recife, Brazil. However, there are specific contexts to Brazil that are different from North American contexts.
ISSN:0306-624X
1552-6933
DOI:10.1177/0306624X15623282