TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Aging and homicide rates
JO  - Journal of forensic sciences
A1  - Paanila, J.
A1  - Eronen, Markku
A1  - Hakola, P.
A1  - Tiihonen, Jari
SP  - 390
EP  - 391
VL  - 45
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-1198
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -