Male and female juveniles arrested for murder: A comprehensive analysis of U.S. data by offender gender

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 356-384

  Heide, Kathleen M ^a   Roe Sepowitz, Dominique ^b   Solomon, Eldra P ^c   Chan, Heng Choon ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Center for Mental Health Education   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

female juvenile murderers; female murderers; juvenile homicide offenders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; RACE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; WEAPON;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CRIME VICTIMS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; WEAPONS;

EID: 84859949604     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X11406418     Document Type: Article

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