Murder 1994
acrylic paint on canvas 75 x 100 cm. 29.5 x 39.4"
PB.22.4.94.10.00
The painting is based on research into the issue of whether, in cases of domestic violence, detention has a deterrent effect with regard to later acts of violence. The research was carried out in the United States and concerns the period 1987-1989.
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References
Cantor, David en Kenneth C. Land
Unemployment and crime rates in the post-world war II United States: a theoretical and empirical analysis
American Sociological Review, 1985, vol.50, p.317-332