Gerard, F.J., Browne, K. and Whitfield, K. 2015. Gender comparison of young people charged with murder in England and Wales. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 61 (4), pp. 413-429. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X15596387
| Title | Gender comparison of young people charged with murder in England and Wales |
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| Type | Journal article |
| Authors | Gerard, F.J., Browne, K. and Whitfield, K. |
| Abstract | This study investigated gender differences regarding young people charged with murder in England and Wales. A sample of 318 cases was collected from the Home Office’s Homicide Index and analysed. Of these cases, 93% of the offenders were male and 7% female. The analyses explored gender differences in terms of the offender’s race, offender’s age, victim’s age, victim’s gender, weapon used, offender-victim relationship, and circumstances of the offence. The study found that a female offender was significantly more likely to murder a family member than a male offender; and a male offender was significantly more likely to murder a stranger than a female offender. Additionally, a female offender was significantly more likely to murder a victim under the age of five than a male offender. Implications for interventions with young people who are charged with murder are discussed. |
| Keywords | juvenile homicide |
| juvenile offenders | |
| gender differences | |
| Journal | International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology |
| Journal citation | 61 (4), pp. 413-429 |
| ISSN | 0306-624X |
| Year | 2015 |
| Publisher | Sage |
| Accepted author manuscript | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X15596387 |
| Publication dates | |
| Published | 18 Jul 2015 |