Structural covariates of homicide rates: A European city cross-national comparative analysis

Homicide Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 167-188

  McCall, Patricia L ^a   Nieuwbeerta, Paul ^b,c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

City homicides; Cross national studies; European homicides; Homicide rates

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547480813     PISSN: 10887679     EISSN: 15526720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088767907304072     Document Type: Review

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