Concept information
Preferred term
homicide, children and youth
Definition
- Youth homicide in the United States has been the focus of considerable public attention over the past several decades for two reasons: increases in the overall youth homicides, in particular significant increases in the homicides by older youth, and homicide being recognized as a leading cause of death among children and youth all over the country. According to official reports, U.S. youth homicide can be distributed by age. [Source: Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention; Homicide, Children and Youth]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/homicide,_children_and_youth
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