The effects of marital status on adult female homicides in the United States

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 217-230

  Breault, K D ^a   Kposowa, Augustine J ^b  

^a AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Control theory; Female homicide; Marital status

Indexed keywords

EID: 21744442478     PISSN: 07484518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02221308     Document Type: Article

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