Homicide as a public health problem in the city of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil O homicídio como problema de saúde pública no município de Campo Grande, MS

This is a case study of homicides carried out within the Second Section of the Justice Court, in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. It has been observed that: most homicides are carried out by males (95,7%), Afro-Brazilians (62,9%), between 15 and 25 years (45,7%), illiterate or with incomple...

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Main Author: Maria Cristina Abraão Nachif
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psicologia Social 2006-08-01
Series:Psicologia & Sociedade
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-71822006000200013