TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Homicide in Finland, the Netherlands, and Sweden: First findings from the European Homicide Monitor
JO  - Homicide studies
A1  - Liem, Marieke
A1  - Ganpat, Soenita
A1  - Granath, Sven
A1  - Hagstedt, Johanna
A1  - Kivivuori, Janne
A1  - Lehti, Martti
A1  - Nieuwbeerta, Paul
SP  - 75
EP  - 95
VL  - 17
IS  - 1
N2  - Due to differences in definitions, data sources and criminal justice procedures, comparing homicides between countries is not without problems. To overcome these limitations, we have constructed a joint European Homicide Monitor (EHM). So far, Finland, the Netherlands and Sweden constitute the basis of the database. In this contribution, we give an overview of this new data set. In doing so, we elaborate on methodological issues that arose when constructing this data set and discuss the feasibility of constructing an international and comparable homicide data set. Preliminary results show that the EHM as a joint database provides unique opportunities to closely monitor homicide across Europe.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1088-7679
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1088767912452130
ID  - ref1
ER  -