NCJ Number
38885
Journal
Victimology Volume: 1 Issue: 3 Dated: (FALL 1976) Pages: 396-402
Date Published
1976
Length
7 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF HOMICIDES AND ATTEMPTED HOMICIDES PERPETRATED BY WOMEN IN HUNGARY SINCE THE END OF WORLD WAR II.
Abstract
THE SUBJECTS OF THE STUDY WERE 125 FEMALE OFFENDERS AND THEIR 140 VICTIMS, REPRESENTING 112 CRIMINAL CASES. THE FULL POLICE AND COURT RECORDS OF THE CASES WERE EXAMINED AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL DATA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST RESULTS OBTAINED FOR SEVERAL OF THE CASES. THE VICTIM-OFFENDER RELATIONSHIP, VICTIM CHARACTERISTICS, AND THE ROLE OF ALCOHOL IN THE CRIME SITUATIONS ARE REVIEWED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)