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Firearm Use in Violent Crime in the U.S. and Alaska, 1985-2012 [PDF]

, 2013
This fact sheet presents national and statewide statistics from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports program on the use of firearms in the commission of three violent crimes — homicide (murder and nonnegligent homicide), robbery, and aggravated assault — in ...
Parker, Khristy
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Accountability and Hyperaccountability in Child Protection Scandals

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The number of child abuse–related deaths has decreased significantly in the United Kingdom over the past 50 years, but there remains public and political concern about the actual and perceived risk of child deaths, with resultant processes enacted to supervise child protection practice.
Robin Sen, John Devaney
wiley   +1 more source

Macro-Economic Instability and Crime [PDF]

This paper adds to the literature on the economic determinants of crime by examining the impact of macro-economic instability. Instability increases the frustration level of individuals and incites them to smooth their income by using illegal earnings ...
Frédéric PUECH, Patrick GUILLAUMONT
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Homicide in American Fiction, 1798-1860: A Study in Social Values. [PDF]

, 1959
H. Daniel Brown, David Biron Davis
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The impacts of shortage area designations on mortality

Contemporary Economic Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Spatial mismatch between patients and physicians constrains access to medical care and contributes to differential health outcomes. Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designations identify areas where there are too few primary care physicians to treat the local population. State and federal programs are used to incentivize an increase in
Jessica Sauve‐Syed
wiley   +1 more source

Homicide Cycles in Colombia [PDF]

We estimate a model to account for homicide cycles in Colombia, 1950-1999. The variables that together account for about eighty percent of the variation in murder cycles are the years of Colombia(s La Violencia period, the years of collusion between the ...
Brauer, J, Gomez-Sorzano, A.G.
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Excess Alcohol‐Induced Hospitalisations and Deaths During the First Year of the COVID‐19 Pandemic in Australia

Drug and Alcohol Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Since the onset of COVID‐19, alcohol‐related harm has increased in regions such as the United States and the United Kingdom. We examined whether alcohol‐related harm increased with the pandemic in Australia, and whether the impact varied across sex, age and type of alcohol diagnosis.
Wing See Yuen, Nicola Man, Michael Livingston, Agata Chrzanowska, William Gilmore, Louise Tierney, Lauren Moran, Amy Peacock   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The spate of spousal homicide in Nigeria: Reconsidering the Christian divorce prohibition

Theologia Viatorum
In recent times, spousal homicide resulting from domestic violence has been on the increase in Nigeria, and one major factor responsible for this is the Christian doctrine that prohibits divorce.
Solomon O. Ademiluka
doaj   +1 more source

Domestic homicide, gender and the expert [PDF]

, 2002
This is an open access book - Copyright @ 2002 Hart ...
Kaganas, F
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Drugs and Drowning: The Toxicology of Adult Drownings in Baths and Hot Tubs in Australia, 2015–2024

Drug and Alcohol Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death. We aimed to determine the toxicology and circumstances of all adult drowning deaths that occurred in bath/hot tubs in Australia over the period 2015–2024. Methods Retrospective study of all adult (≥ 15 years) drowning deaths in baths or hot tubs in Australia (1 ...
Shane Darke, Michael Farrell, Johan Duflou, Caroline Copeland, Emmert Roberts   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source