[lbo-talk] violent crime up

[Alex]

--- Miles Jackson <cqmv at pdx.edu> wrote:
> During the 20th century, murder rates are significantly higher when a 
> country is at war or immediately following wartime.  Moreover, this 
> increase cannot simply be due to returning veterans, because the murder 
> rate also increases among women and age groups that could not have 
> served in the war.  Archer's argument is that the legitimate violence 
> conducted by the state provides a ubiquitous role model for aggression 
> in everyday life.

How big is this effect?

-Alex

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