Gender and the victim-offender relationship in homicide: A comparison of finland and the united states

International Criminal Justice Review

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 34-57

  Messner, Steven F ^a   Savolainen, Jukka ^a  

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EID: 84993661345     PISSN: 10575677     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/105756770101100102     Document Type: Article

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