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Chapter 7 - Childhood Predictors of Young Homicide Offenders and Victims and Their Implications for Interventions

from Section 3 - Serious Offences: Origins, Nature and Treatment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 May 2017

By
Lia Ahonen ,
David P. Farrington ,
Rolf Loeber ,
Rebecca Stallings  and
Dustin Pardini
Edited by
Susan Bailey ,
Paul Tarbuck  and
Prathiba Chitsabesan
Susan Bailey
Affiliation:
Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AOMRC), London
Paul Tarbuck
Affiliation:
University of Central Lancashire, Preston
Prathiba Chitsabesan
Affiliation:
Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport
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Forensic Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Meeting the Needs of Young Offenders
 , pp. 94 - 106
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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