Perceptions of Social Capital Before and After the Perpetration of Femicide, Homicide, and Other Serious Crimes: Evidence from Argentina

Over the past two decades, femicide—the gender-based killing of women or girls—has become an issue of international concern. Yet relatively little data on perpetrators exist. Current research primarily focuses on individual risk factors with less attention on community and societal factors. We use a...

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1. VerfasserIn: FarrHenderson, Maya (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Di Marco, Martín Hernán ; Evans, Dabney P.
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2025
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Jahr: 2025, Band: 40, Heft: 7/8, Seiten: 1772-1799
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