One of my first publications in The British Journal of Criminology! The study explores the relationship between population-level alcohol consumption and homicide rates in Latin America. academic.oup.com/bjc/article-... #latinamerica #AmericaLatina #alcohol #criminology #publichealth

Department Head & Marienthal Professor, Dr. William Pridemore, recently published an article with Dr. Guillermo Escano and Dr. David McDowall examining the relative impact of get-tough laws and gang truces on homicide rates in El Salvador. @guillermo-escano.bsky.social

Recent publication in the British Journal of Criminology, co-authored with David McDowall and William Alex Pridemore. We show that in El Salvador, homicide rates increased under punitive crime policies and declined during gang truce periods. academic.oup.com/bjc/advance-...