NCJ Number
27225
Date Published
1971
Length
292 pages
Annotation
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF OFFENDER, OFFENSE, AND VICTIM CHARACTERISTICS IN MURDER CASES TO DETERMINE PATTERNS AND CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPS.
Abstract
THE STUDY DRAWS DATA PRIMARILY FROM WEST GERMANY BUT ALSO COMPARES THE FINDING OF STUDIES DONE IN OTHER COUNTRIES AND EARLIER HISTORICAL PERIODS. ALSO TREATED ARE PROBLEMS OF UNREPORTED MURDERS AND COMPARISONS WITH THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SUICIDE AND NEGLIGENT MANSLAUGHTER. --IN GERMAN