Social Background of Homicide

• NCJ Number: 126244
• Journal: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology Volume: 34 Issue: 2 Dated: (September 1990) Pages: 115-129
• Author(s): P Gottlieb; P Kramp; A Lindhardt; O Christensen
• Date Published: 1990
• Length: 15 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Results of studies on the social background of 71 male, non-psychotic defendents charged with homicide in Copenhagen between 1959 and 1983 are presented and compared with the corresponding data for male prison inmates as a whole and with the general male population.

Abstract

Available data point to resemblances between homicide defendents and prison inmates - from a temporally static viewpoint as well as when time trends are considered. Comparisons with the general population indicate a widening of the social gap between the majority of the population and a growing group of criminal marginals. 2 figures, 3 tables, and 28 references. (Author abstract)