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Exploring Police-Community Relations Through Homicide.
Homicide, as one of the most serious violent crimes, deeply affects communities worldwide. This thesis investigates how police-community relations influence the homicide clearance rate and cold case homicide investigations. Using a mixed-methods approach,
Oliver, Ashundria
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Jealous Men but Evil Women: The Double Standard in Cases of Domestic Homicide [PDF]
, 2014 In 1989, Sarah Thornton killed her abusive husband with a knife, after years of abuse and threats to her daughter. She was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Gavin, Helen
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Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Suicides disguised as homicides present a persistent challenge in forensic case analysis, particularly when the weapon is deliberately removed after discharge. This study investigates the evolution of weapon concealment techniques—specifically the “load‐and‐rope” and “helium balloon‐tied gun” methods—across documented casework, forensic ...
Ernesto Damiani +2 more
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Homicide in the United States, 1950-1964 [PDF]
A study of homicide statistics showing trends for 1950-64 and differences for selected periods by age, sex, color, marital status, nativity, and geographic area.Bibliography: p.
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Firearm sexual homicide offenders: Criminal careers, psychopathology, and offense conduct
Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Most homicides are firearm‐perpetrated, but in sexual homicide, offenders are more likely to utilize personal weapons (e.g., hands and feet), contact weapons (e.g., blunt object), or edged weapons (e.g., knife) to comport with their fantasy life, motivational states, and psychopathology.
Matt DeLisi +3 more
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US homicide rates increase when resources are scarce and unequally distributed
Evolutionary Human SciencesAs homicide rates spike across the United States, researchers nominate diverse causes such as temperature, city greenness, structural racism, inequality, poverty and more.
Weston C. McCool, Brian F. Codding
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The homicide drop in Recife, Brazil: A study of crime concentrations and spatial patterns
, 2017 Studies in crime concentrations have focused primarily on North America with a rather restrictive set of crime types. In this article, we analyze the crime concentrations and spatial patterns of homicide in Recife, Brazil.
Andresen, Martin A +2 more
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Forensic challenges in a case of suspected filicide, matricide, and post‐mortem dismemberment
Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Familicide represents one of the most complex forms of domestic violence in forensic practice. Among intrafamilial homicides, filicide and matricide pose major medico‐legal and criminological challenges, particularly when autopsy findings are nonspecific or severely altered by post‐mortem changes.
Isabella Caristo +4 more
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ASPECTE TEORETICE ŞI PRACTICE PRIVIND OMORUL SĂVÂRŞIT ÎN PUBLIC
EIRP Proceedings, 2006 The purpose of this paper is to clarify several aspects related to the interpretation of homicide comitted in public places in judiciary theory and practice. Using pertinent arguments one can mention the situations that lead to a legislative gap, because
Andreea Marina Cimpoieru
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Juvenile homicide : a criminological study on the possible causes of juvenile homicidal delinquency in Jamaica [PDF]
, 2009 Jamaica, the so-called land of wood and water, normally is the embodiment of a dream holiday destination with white sandy beaches, tropical palm trees, dazzling sunshine and the typical Caribbean flair.
Rae, Sarah-Joy
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