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Conference Papers

Youth as victims and offenders of homicide

Carlos Carcach
Australian Institute of Criminology

Presented at:
Juvenile Crime and Juvenile Justice : Towards 2000 and Beyond
Australian Mineral Foundation, Adelaide
26-27 June 1997

Abstract

Youth are involved in about 1 out of 3 homicides occurring in Australia, either as victims or offenders. This paper reports on the results form an exploratory analysis of youth invovement in homicide using data from the Homicide Monitor Database held by the Australian Institute of Criminology. The term youth includes persons aged 10 to 24 years. The analysis answers the following questions: Who are the youth involved in homicide? Are homicide incidents involving youth different from those involving older persons? How do youth people get invovled in homicide? Do juveniles (10-17 year olds), late teenagers (18-20 year olds) and young adults (21-24 year olds) differ in their involvement in homicide?