Elderly homicide in Chicago: A research note

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 629-639

  Fazel, Seena ^a   Bond, Mieko ^b   Gulati, Gautam ^c   O'Donnell, Ian ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Criminal Bar in Inner Temple   (United Kingdom)

^c Oxford Clinic Medium Secure Unit   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; CRIMINOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; OFFENDER; RACE DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHICAGO; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESEARCH;

EID: 35948957043     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: 10990798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.779     Document Type: Article

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