Exploring potential 'extra-familial' child homicide assailants in the uk and estimating their homicide rate: Perception of riskthe need for debate

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 290-307

  Pritchard, Colin ^a,b   Sayer, Tony ^a  

^a Bournemouth University ^*

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Extra familial; Homicide; Perception; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 41849123039     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcl333     Document Type: Article

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