GERARD, F.Jeane, BROWNE, Kevin D. and WHITFIELD, Kate (2015). Gender comparison of young people charged with murder in England and Wales. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology.
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Abstract
This study investigated gender differences regarding young people charged with murder in England and Wales. A sample of 318 cases were collected from the Home Office’s Homicide Index and analysed. Of these cases, 93% of the offenders were male and 7% female. The analyses explored gender differences in terms of the offender’s race, offender’s age, victim’s age, victim’s gender, weapon used, offender-victim relationship, and circumstances of the offence. The study found that a female offender was significantly more likely to murder a family member than a male offender, and a male offender was significantly more likely to murder a stranger than a female offender. In addition, a female offender was significantly more likely to murder a victim below the age of 5 than a male offender. Implications for interventions with young people who are charged with murder are discussed.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | juvenile homicide, juvenile offenders, gender differences |
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: | Psychology Research Group |
Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X15596387 |
Depositing User: | Kate Whitfield |
Date Deposited: | 01 Aug 2016 12:26 |
Last Modified: | 18 Mar 2021 11:42 |
URI: | https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/12860 |
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