RT Article
T1 Homicide clearance in Western Europe
JF European journal of criminology
VO 16
IS 1
SP 81
OP 101
A1 Liem, Marieke 1982-
A2 Suonpää, Karoliina
A2 Lehti, Martti
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1586449230
AB This study provides an overview of homicide clearance in four West European countries: Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. Using data from the European Homicide Monitor, employing similar definitions and uniform coding schemes, this study allowed for unique cross-country comparisons in factors influencing differences in homicide clearance rates. Findings based on homicides occurring in the period 2009–14 revealed overall low homicide rates in all countries, with a wide variety in homicide clearance rates, ranging from 77 percent in the Netherlands to 98 percent in Finland. Results further showed that both event-based as well as victim-based characteristics significantly influenced the likelihood of homicide clearance, suggesting that homicide clearance rates can, for a large part, be attributed to the prevalent types of homicide in each of these European countries.
K1 Clearance
K1 Europe
K1 Homicide
K1 International comparison
DO 10.1177/1477370818764840