Adolescent homicides in Finland: Offence and offender characteristics

Forensic Science International

Volumn 164, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 110-115

  Hagelstam, Camilla ^a   Häkkänen, Helinä ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b National Bureau of Investigation Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Excessive violence; Homicide; Motive

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG ABUSE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTIVATION; OFFENDER; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VICTIM;

EID: 33750528524     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.12.006     Document Type: Article

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