Examining the role of lifestyle and criminal history variables on the risk of homicide victimization

Homicide Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 144-173

  Ezell, Michael E ^a   Tanner Smith, Emily E ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Homicide victimization; Lifestyle theory; Offender "victim overlap; Routine activities theory; Survival models

Indexed keywords

EID: 64549132161     PISSN: 10887679     EISSN: 15526720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088767908330493     Document Type: Article

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