Violent life events and social disadvantage: A systematic study of the social background of various kinds of lethal violence, other violent crime, suicide, and suicide attempts

Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 157-184

  Christoffersen, Mogens Nygaard ^a   Soothill, Keith ^b   Francis, Brian ^b  

^a VIVE THE DANISH CENTER FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood risk factors; Homicide; Life course; Murder; Suicide; Violent crime

Indexed keywords

EID: 49549098609     PISSN: 14043858     EISSN: 16512340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14043850701498469     Document Type: Article

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