Moving Beyond Individual-Level Explanations: Exploring the Contextual Correlates of Mass Murder

Due to the rarity of mass murder, scholars have focused almost exclusively on its individual-level risk factors, assuming that structural characteristics play a negligible role in the etiology of this infrequent but impactful crime. This study explores whether local structural factors influence the...

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Main Author: Fridel, Emma E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Year: 2022, Volume: 49, Issue: 8, Pages: 1134-1153
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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