Soothill, Keith and Francis, Brian and Liu, Jiayi (2008) Does serious offending lead to homicide?:exploring the interrelationships and sequencing of serious crime. British Journal of Criminology, 48 (4). pp. 522-537. ISSN 1464-3529
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Abstract
The inter-relationships between serious types of crime have been neglected. Focusing on those convicted of arson (n=45,915), blackmail (n=5,774), kidnapping (n=7,291) and threats to kill (n=9,816) in England and Wales (1979-2001), we examine the specialisation and sequencing of these crimes in relation to the risk of subsequent homicide. All four offences have a heightened likelihood of subsequent homicide compared to the general population. Arson, blackmail and threats to kill have a similar homicide risk (0.8%) after a 20-year follow-up; in contrast, kidnapping has a higher likelihood (1.0%). Sequencing is also relevant, with those convicted of more than one type of serious offence being at higher risk of a homicide conviction
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Journal or Publication Title: | British Journal of Criminology |
| Additional Information: | This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in [insert journal title] following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version is available online at: http://bjc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/48/4/522 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Arson ; blackmail ; kidnapping ; threats to kill ; homicide ; reconviction |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform Q Science > QA Mathematics |
| Departments: | Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences > Applied Social Science Faculty of Science and Technology > Mathematics and Statistics |
| ID Code: | 8731 |
| Deposited By: | Prof Brian Francis |
| Deposited On: | 09 May 2008 10:21 |
| Refereed?: | Yes |
| Published?: | Published |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2012 18:25 |
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| URI: | http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/8731 |
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