Rates of violent crime, Rates of violent crime in the

Rates of violent crime

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Rates of violent crime in the United States are higher than in Western Europe, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand. Draw on as many of the theories discussed in the chapter as possible to explain why the United States is such a comparably violent society?

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