Characteristics of spousal homicide perpetrators: A study of all cases of spousal homicide in Sweden 1990-1999

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 121-133

  Belfrage, Henrik ^a,c   Rying, Mikael ^b  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Forensic Psychiatric Centre   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; EXAMINATION; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; POLICE; PSYCHOPATHY; RISK FACTOR; SPOUSE; SUICIDE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; CRIME; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; SPOUSE ABUSE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SWEDEN;

EID: 3142626433     PISSN: 09579664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbm.577     Document Type: Article

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