title: Patterns of homicide among the elderly.
abstract: Forty-five homicide offenders aged 55 and older are analyzed in the contexts of their deadly acts. Analyses include demographic and social characteristics of offenders and victims, demographic and social relationships between offenders and victims, circumstances of offense, and arrest disposition. Where feasible, comparisons are made with age-general populations of homicide offenders. Explanatory insights based on the "routine activity approach are offered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green 42101.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goetting
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008824:Michigan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D016495:Police / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population