Carefully organized and edited, the 25 contributions to this sourcebook have been prepared by leading scholars, each in a particular research area, providing summaries of the current state of knowledge for the subject of their expertise.

The authors, many from the Homicide Research Working Group, provide assessment of empirical knowledge regarding social theories of homicide; methodological issues in the study of homicide; homicide research among specific groups, including youth homicide, gang homicide African Americans and homicide, and Latinos and homicide; homicide among intimate partners serial murders; and the role of drugs and alcohol in homicide. The contributors also explore solutions regarding the death penalty, gun control, public health programs, and community involvement as well as public policy reactions designed to prevent homicide.

In an important concluding chapter, the editors tackle unresolved problems and issues in the study of homicide. Comprehensive and authoritative, Homicide is a necessary reference book for researchers, academics, and sophisticated practitioners concerned with all types of homicide. It will also be appealing for graduate students in criminal justice, criminology, and sociology.