Weapon usage in attempted and completed parricides in nineteenth-century america: An archival exploration of the physical strength hypothesis

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 232-236

  Shon, Phillip C H ^a  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic science; Matricide; Parricide; Patricide; Physical strength hypothesis; Weapon usage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FATHER; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HISTORY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTHER; MOTIVATION; PUBLICATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WEAPON;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FATHERS; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; MOTIVATION; NEWSPAPERS; POISONING; UNITED STATES; WEAPONS;

EID: 74249112739     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01210.x     Document Type: Article

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