@article{ref1,
title="Aging and homicide rates",
journal="Journal of forensic sciences",
year="2000",
author="Paanila, J. and Eronen, Markku and Hakola, P. and Tiihonen, Jari",
volume="45",
number="2",
pages="390-391",
abstract="There are no published studies concerning the effect of mortality rate on the rate of homicide by habitually violent offenders. On the basis of nation-wide statistics in Finland, the frequency of homicide is 61% lower among 50-year old males than among 30-year old males. However, when the 4.9-fold mortality of habitually violent offenders is taken into account, the homicide rate is only 43% lower among 50-year old males than among 30-year old males. This is an important issue in forensic psychiatry and that requires further attention, as age is used a predictive factor when assessing the risk of violent behavior.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-1198",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}