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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Autores:
Klevens, Joanne
Restrepo, Ofelia
Roca, Juanita
Roca, Juanita
Martínez, Adriana
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
1999
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
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/
Palabra clave:
delincuencia
criminalidad
violencia
circunstancias
delinquency
crime
violence
circumstances
Rights
openAccess
License
Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
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Summary: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.