NCJ Number
41393
Journal
Social Problems Volume: 21 Issue: 4 Dated: (SPRING 1974) Pages: 594-605
Date Published
1974
Length
12 pages
Annotation
VICTIM PRECIPITATION IS DEFINED AS IT APPLIES TO INDEX CRIMES, AND ITS ESTIMATED INCIDENCE IN THE UNITED STATES IS REPORTED FROM THE FINDINGS OF A NATIONAL STUDY OF SAMPLES OF POLICE REPORTS ON SERIOUS VIOLENT CRIMES.
Abstract
FINDINGS FROM RELATED STUDIES ARE COMPARED. PROVOCATION APPEARS NOT UNCOMMON IN CRIMINAL HOMICIDE AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, LESS FREQUENT BUT STILL EMPIRICALLY NOTEWORTHY IN ROBBERY, AND PERHAPS LEAST RELEVANT IN FORCIBLE RAPE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...KAP