A View of Jamaica’s Murder Victims, Perpetrators & the Impact of the 2010 Incursion

Fred Spiring

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A View of Jamaica’s Murder Victims, Perpetrators & the Impact of the 2010 Incursion

Fred Spiring

Published in Humanities and Social Sciences (Volume 1, Issue 3)

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In this manuscript we investigate homicides in Jamaica for the period 2007-2012. Several views of the available data are presented in an attempt to highlight statistically significant changes in murder rates as well as to indicate areas where there has been virtually no change in frequencies or patterns. As we begin to better understand the dynamics behind the victims and perpetrators of murder through statistical analyses, those initiatives that target crime and homicide reduction should become more efficient and effective. Some commentary is included in order to provide background and support for the statistical tools used.

Published in	Humanities and Social Sciences (Volume 1, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.hss.20130103.13
Page(s)	92-100
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Homicide Rates, Perpetrator, Victim, Tivoli Gardens

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[1]	United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, ‘Global Study on Homicide’. October, 2011.
[2]	Vision 2030 Jamaica, National Development Plan, ISBN 978-976-8103-28-4, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Kingston 5, Jamaica, 2009.
[3]	Jamaica Constabulary Force Statistics and Information Management Unit, ‘Age Group and Gender for Victims of Major Crimes 2007-2011’. June, 2012.
[4]	Jamaica Constabulary Force Statistics and Information Management Unit, ‘Jamaica Constabulary Force Periodic Major Crime Statistics Review-January 1, 2012-March 31, 2012 and Comparison 2011, 2010 and 2009’. April, 2012.
[5]	JAMStats2010, Electronic Database. Cited source: Jamaica Constabulary Force Statistics and Information Management Unit, 2011.
[6]	Economic and Social Survey Jamaica, ISSN 0256-5013, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Kingston 5, Jamaica, 2012.
[7]	The Jamaica Gleaner, ‘Attack on State’. May 24, 2010.
[8]	The Jamaica Gleaner, ‘Tivoli incursion had an impact’. September 5, 2010.

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Fred Spiring. (2013). A View of Jamaica’s Murder Victims, Perpetrators & the Impact of the 2010 Incursion. Humanities and Social Sciences, 1(3), 92-100. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.hss.20130103.13

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Fred Spiring. A View of Jamaica’s Murder Victims, Perpetrators & the Impact of the 2010 Incursion. Humanit Soc Sci. 2013;1(3):92-100. doi: 10.11648/j.hss.20130103.13

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Bureau of Women’s Affairs, Office of the Prime Minister, Kingston, Jamaica

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