Husbands who kill their wives: An analysis of uxoricides in contemporary Ghana

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 296-310

  Adinkrah, Mensah ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ghana; Homicide; Spousal murder; Uxoricide; Wife killing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; GHANA; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; JEALOUSY; MALE; MARRIAGE; OFFENDER; RURAL AREA; UXORICIDE;

ADULT; AGED; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; GHANA; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; JEALOUSY; MALE; METHODS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; SPOUSES; SUICIDE;

EID: 42649128397     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X07307119     Document Type: Article

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