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Does serious offending lead to homicide?: exploring the interrelationships and sequencing of serious crime.

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Does serious offending lead to homicide? exploring the interrelationships and sequencing of serious crime. / Soothill, Keith; Francis, Brian; Liu, Jiayi.
In: British Journal of Criminology, Vol. 48, No. 4, 07.2008, p. 522-537.

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Soothill, K, Francis, B & Liu, J 2008, 'Does serious offending lead to homicide? exploring the interrelationships and sequencing of serious crime.', British Journal of Criminology, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 522-537. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azn028

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Soothill, K., Francis, B., & Liu, J. (2008). Does serious offending lead to homicide? exploring the interrelationships and sequencing of serious crime. British Journal of Criminology, 48(4), 522-537. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azn028

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Soothill K, Francis B, Liu J. Does serious offending lead to homicide? exploring the interrelationships and sequencing of serious crime. British Journal of Criminology. 2008 Jul;48(4):522-537. doi: 10.1093/bjc/azn028

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Soothill, Keith ; Francis, Brian ; Liu, Jiayi. / Does serious offending lead to homicide? exploring the interrelationships and sequencing of serious crime. In: British Journal of Criminology. 2008 ; Vol. 48, No. 4. pp. 522-537.

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