A population-based study of juvenile perpetrators of homicide in England and Wales

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-28

  Rodway, Cathryn ^a   Norrington Moore, Victoria ^a,b   While, David ^a   Hunt, Isabelle M ^a   Flynn, Sandra ^a   Swinson, Nicola ^a   Roscoe, Alison ^a   Appleby, Louis ^a   Shaw, Jenny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASHIRE CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Homicide; Juveniles; Mental illness; Violence; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONDUCT DISORDER; DRUG MISUSE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VIOLENCE; WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651287050     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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