Juvenile "super-predators" in the news: A comparison of adult and juvenile homicides

Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 84-111

  Pizarro, Jesenia M ^a   Chermak, Steven M ^a   Gruenewald, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Homicide; Juvenile delinquency; Media

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147094796     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10708286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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