TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - The prevalence of alcohol-involved homicide offending a meta-analytic review
JO  - Homicide studies
A1  - Kuhns, Joseph B.
A1  - Exum, M. Lyn
A1  - Clodfelter, Tammatha A.
A1  - Bottia, Martha Cecilia
SP  - 251
EP  - 270
VL  - 18
IS  - 3
N2  - This study meta-analyzes 23 independent studies that included information from 28,265 homicide offenders across nine countries. On average, 48% of homicide offenders were reportedly under the influence of alcohol at the time of the offense and 37% were intoxicated. We found no demographic variations across age, gender, or race, although the proportion testing positive within the United States appears to be decreasing over time. Further, the proportion of offenders who were under the influence of alcohol was lower among those who committed the homicide with a firearm. Communities that have high homicide rates should work to reduce alcohol consumption rates.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1088-7679
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1088767913493629
ID  - ref1
ER  -