Motta Costa, Ana Paula and Warmling Barros, Bettina and Da Silva Araujo, Giovanna and Hoff da Cunha, Victoria (2020) Places of life and death: Spatial distribution and visibility of juvenile residents who were victims of homicide in Porto Alegre (Brazil). Rivista di Criminologia, Vittimologia e Sicurezza, XIV (2-3). pp. 64-81. ISSN 1971-033X
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Abstract
The paper aims to develop a spatial representation of homicides that occurred in Porto Alegre between the years 2015 and 2018. Based on data from the Mortality Information System (SIM), organized by the Municipal Health Department, the paper traces the profile of the victims - regarding age, gender, and race - and analyses the spatial distribution of the homicides in the city. Thus, it was possible to reaffirm the idea that homicides mainly victimize young black males. The age curve demonstrates the increase of victims aged between 15 and 19 years old, which was not a reality a decade ago. Also, the race and gender curves demonstrate a proportional decrease of white victims, and a slight increase in female representation. Finally, regarding the life and death places of the murdered youth, the concentration of events still occurs in the Rubem Berta, Restinga, Santa Tereza, Sarandi, and Lomba do Pinheiro neighborhoods.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Youth, homicide, violence, spatial distribution; territory |
| Subjects: | 300 Scienze sociali |
| Depositing User: | Prof.ssa Raffaella Sette |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Dec 2021 14:35 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Dec 2021 14:35 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/20648 |
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