Neurobiology of Female Homicide Perpetrators

Neurobiology of female homicide perpetrators is not well understood. Data from private interviews and examinations of females were re-analyzed comparing those who committed homicide (n = 9); other violent crimes, no known homicide (n = 51); nonviolent crimes, no known violent convictions (n = 49); a...

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Authors: Brewer-Smyth, Kathleen (Author) ; Burgess, Ann Wolbert (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2021, Volume: 36, Issue: 19/20, Pages: 8915-8938
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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