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Peer reviewedHuggins, Martha K.; DeCastro, Myriam Mesquita P. – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 1996
Examines youth murders in Brazil, including victim-generating sociostructural situations and creation of victims. Hypothesizes that modern Brazilian social structures shape poor Brazilian youth's vulnerability to murder by strangers. Presents statistics dealing with the gender distributions, age, skin color, and mode of death, identifying…
Descriptors: Crime, Homicide, Juvenile Justice, Social Problems
