The scenes of crime in five cities

Information obtained from a sample of 223 male offenders between the ages of 18 and 29 consecutively identified in five cities in Colombia indicate that the majority of the offenses reported occurred between Friday and Sunday, during the day, in the street and involved strangers. Property offenses w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Klevens, Joanne, Restrepo, Ofelia, Roca, Juanita, Martínez, Adriana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1999
País:Colombia
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:Repositorio UN
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/32278
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/32278
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/22358/
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:delincuencia
criminalidad
violencia
circunstancias
delinquency
crime
violence
circumstances
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Sumario:Information obtained from a sample of 223 male offenders between the ages of 18 and 29 consecutively identified in five cities in Colombia indicate that the majority of the offenses reported occurred between Friday and Sunday, during the day, in the street and involved strangers. Property offenses were most frequently reported. Only 33 % and 13 % of the offenses were committed after consuming alcohol or drugs.