Male serial homicide: The influence of cultural and structural variables

Homicide Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-14

  DeFronzo, James ^a   Ditta, Ashley ^b   Hannon, Lance ^c   Prochnow, Jane ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Culture; Routine activities; Serial homicide; Social structure; Subculture of violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845992197     PISSN: 10887679     EISSN: 15526720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088767906297434     Document Type: Article

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