@article{ref1,
title="Homicide clearance in Western Europe",
journal="European journal of criminology",
year="2019",
author="Liem, Marieke and Suonpää, Karoliina and Lehti, Martti and Kivivuori, Janne and Granath, Sven and Walser, Simone and Killias, Martin",
volume="16",
number="1",
pages="81-101",
abstract="This study provides an overview of homicide clearance in four West European countries: Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. Using data from the European Homicide Monitor, employing similar definitions and uniform coding schemes, this study allowed for unique cross-country comparisons in factors influencing differences in homicide clearance rates. <br><br>FINDINGS based on homicides occurring in the period 2009-14 revealed overall low homicide rates in all countries, with a wide variety in homicide clearance rates, ranging from 77 percent in the Netherlands to 98 percent in Finland. <br><br>RESULTS further showed that both event-based as well as victim-based characteristics significantly influenced the likelihood of homicide clearance, suggesting that homicide clearance rates can, for a large part, be attributed to the prevalent types of homicide in each of these European countries.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1477-3708",
doi="10.1177/1477370818764840",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1477370818764840"
}