Examining offending specialization in a sample of male multiple homicide offenders

Homicide Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 381-398

  Wright, Kevin A ^a   Pratt, Travis C ^b   Delisi, Matt ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Criminal career; Multiple homicide offenders; Offending specialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 52949107623     PISSN: 10887679     EISSN: 15526720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088767908323930     Document Type: Article

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