HIST 3850 Study Guide - Comprehensive Midterm Guide: Norbert Elias, Amherstburg, List Of Countries By Intentional Homicide Rate
5 Oct 2016
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14,200 in america (3x more prevalent than in canada) 43% have grade 8 or less education & about only 30% finished school up to grades 9/10. Their education can be correlated with their employment histories: most were labourers or unskilled, non-pro jobs. Many of them have substance abuse problems, or mental health issues. Almost all killers in canadian prisons today also have a previous criminal record for minor offences. Most murders are committed by acquaintances murders amongst strangers rarely occurs. There are more murders in the media (pop culture) than on the streets. We are living in an exceptional time frame of violence. 2006 toronto had a slightly higher # of murders ( summer of the gun ) 2016 the return to the summer of the gun said the media. Police recorded 505 homicides in canada in 2013, 38 fewer than the previous year. The homicide rate fell 8% from 2014 to 1. 44 victims per 100,000 populations.
