NCJ Number
126244
Journal
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology Volume: 34 Issue: 2 Dated: (September 1990) Pages: 115-129
Date Published
1990
Length
15 pages
Annotation
Results of studies on the social background of 71 male, non-psychotic defendents charged with homicide in Copenhagen between 1959 and 1983 are presented and compared with the corresponding data for male prison inmates as a whole and with the general male population.
Abstract
Available data point to resemblances between homicide defendents and prison inmates - from a temporally static viewpoint as well as when time trends are considered. Comparisons with the general population indicate a widening of the social gap between the majority of the population and a growing group of criminal marginals. 2 figures, 3 tables, and 28 references. (Author abstract)