Characteristics of Canadian Youth-Perpetrated Homicides

被引:6
作者
Woodworth, Michael [1 ]
Agar, Ava D. [2 ]
Coupland, Richard B. A. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ British Columbia Okanagan, Dept Psychol, Okanagan, BC, Canada
[2] Univ Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A5, Canada
关键词
homicide; youth; Canada; juvenile; murder; violence; adolescent; JUVENILE HOMICIDE; EMPIRICAL-ANALYSIS; CRIME; VIOLENCE; AGGRESSION; PARRICIDE; PATTERNS; BEHAVIOR; OFFENDER; HOSTILE;
D O I
10.1177/0093854813482309
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
Youth-perpetrated homicide has considerable impact on our society and justice system. Unfortunately, youth-perpetrated homicide is an understudied crime and even less research has been conducted specific to a Canadian population. Two decades ago, Meloff and Silverman published the most thorough examination of youth-perpetrated homicide in Canada. Since that time, it has been proposed that the motivations and characteristics of youth violence have changed in a number of important ways. The present study expands on previous limited empirical studies and investigation into features of youth homicides using a sample of 105 Canadian youth homicide offenders. A number of important differences were observed. For instance, there were substantially more multiple-perpetrator, stranger, and instrumental homicides. Results are considered in relation to trends observed in Canada and the United States.
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页码:1009 / 1026
页数:18
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