+ GANG MEMBERSHIP, DRUGS AND CRIME IN THE UK
- Author:
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Bennett T / Holloway K
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- British Journal of Criminology
- Topics:
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Age Group, Criminology, Gender, International
- Keywords:
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Behavior, Gang, United Kingdom
The authors examine the extent of gang membership in the United Kingdom and the association between gang membership and unhealthy behaviors (e.g. violent crime, drug trading, vandalism, drug misuse) using...
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+ Adolescent femicide - A population-based study
- Author:
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Coyne-Beasley, T. / Moracco, K. E. / Casteel, M. J.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
- Topics:
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Age Group, Crime, Criminology, Gender, Homicide, State
- Keywords:
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Firearms, criminal record, intimate violence, relatiionship abuse
The authors examined the context of adolescent femicide, using data from medical examiner reports for all 11- to 18-year-old female homicide victims from 1990 to 1995 in North Carolina and supplementing...
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+ The prevalence and nature of violent offending by females
- Author:
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Koons-Witt, B. A. / Schram, P. J.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Journal of Criminal Justice
- Topics:
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Crime, Criminology, Ethnicity, Gender
- Keywords:
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Violence, co-offending, gun crime, violent offence
The authors examined the nature and prevalence of violence crimes by females and the relationship between co-offending and type of offense, using National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) data...
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+ Increased risk of intimate partner homicide among California women who purchase handguns
- Author:
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Wintemute, G. J. / Wright, M. A. / Drake, C. M.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Ann Emerg Med
- Topics:
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Crime, Criminology, Domestic Violence, Gender, Homicide, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Firearms, Handgun, intimate violence
In this letter to the editor, the authors expand on results from their previous research of mortality among handgun purchasers in California in 1991 that were followed-up through 1996. They used coroners’...
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+ Homicide and suicide in Hong Kong, 1989-1998
- Author:
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Chan CY / Beh SL / Broadhurst RG
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Forensic Science International;
- Topics:
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Criminology, Gender, Homicide, International, Suicide
- Keywords:
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HOMICIDE, Honh Kong, Suicide, firearm
This study provides the first systematic research of homicide–suicide (HS) in a Chinese society. Data were drawn from the Hong Kong (HK) Homicide Monitoring Data-base computer file derived from investigation...
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