Climatic effects on incidence of sexual assault

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-19

  McLean, Iain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate; Rape; Sexual assault; Weather; Weekday; Weekend

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; WIND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CLIMATE; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX OFFENSES; WEATHER;

EID: 33845628552     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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