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Killing Silence: A Path To Increasing Homicide Solvability In Urban Communities, Dennis Thornton
Killing Silence: A Path To Increasing Homicide Solvability In Urban Communities, Dennis Thornton
University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations
Relatively low rates of homicide solvability results in law-abiding citizens being forced to co-exist with known murderers, which is detrimental to a community’s psyche. This condition happens disproportionately in neighborhoods where crime is high, cohesiveness among its members is weak, and the citizen/police relationship is little or non-existent. This research sought to understand this phenomenon by asking,” How can murder solvability rates improve in marginalized communities?” and employing four theoretical lenses. Using the city of New Orleans as a case study and holding Social Disorganization Theory constant, Spiral of Silence, Habitus, and Dramaturgy were utilized in an attempt to understand …