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Spatial-temporal patterns of homicide in socioeconomically deprived settings: violence in Alagoas, Brazil, 2006‒2015

open access: yesGlobal Health Action, 2021
Background Homicide presents a significant health burden globally, but geographical differences in homicide rates necessitate focussed analyses of spatial and temporal patterns, particularly in affected areas.
Kevan Guilherme Nóbrega Barbosa   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of homicide by a psychiatric patient on forensic psychiatrists: national survey

open access: yesBJPsych Bulletin, 2020
Aims and method To explore the experiences and support needs of consultant forensic psychiatrists, whose patients had committed homicide while under their care.
G. Mezey, R. Rowe, G. Adshead
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A tale of two capitalisms: preliminary spatial and historical comparisons of homicide rates in Western Europe and the USA [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This article examines comparative homicide rates in the United States and Western Europe in an era of increasingly globalized neoliberal economics. The main finding of this preliminary analysis is that historical and spatial correlations between distinct
Ames, M.   +66 more
core   +1 more source

Psychosis and homicide [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent Opinion in Psychiatry, 2018
The contribution of people with psychosis to homicide statistics is small, but there is a statistically significantly higher rate of homicide among them than in the general population. Legal authorities and the wider public call for more information. Our aim was a narrative synthesis of empirical literature generated by systematic searches for the five
Natasha Kalebic, Pamela J. Taylor
openaire   +3 more sources

Detecting a decline in serial homicide: Have we banished the devil from the details?

open access: yesCogent Social Sciences, 2019
The current research provides perspective regarding the true prevalence of serial murderers in modern society and addresses the conflict between the evidenced decline in serial homicide and the viewpoint that the phenomenon is increasing.
Enzo Yaksic   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Abnormal brain structure in youth who commit homicide

open access: yesNeuroImage: Clinical, 2014
Background: Violence that leads to homicide results in an extreme financial and emotional burden on society. Juveniles who commit homicide are often tried in adult court and typically spend the majority of their lives in prison.
L.M. Cope   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Relationship between Homicide and Suicide: A narrative and conceptual review of violent death

open access: yesInternational Journal of Conflict and Violence, 2017
In this paper, we provide a narrative review of the theoretical discourse and empiric research on the relationship between homicide and suicide.Understanding of homicide and suicide has evolved from religious condemnation during the Middle Ages, to ...
Corey B Bills
doaj   +3 more sources

Specificity of homicide in tunisian women

open access: yesEuropean Psychiatry, 2023
Introduction Homicide is the most serious, radical and irreversible criminal act. It arouses a multitude of questions and fears. Committed by women, the homicide seems more unusual and weird.
R. Ouali   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intimate Partner Homicide of Adolescents.

open access: yesJAMA pediatrics, 2019
Importance Intimate partner violence during adolescence is widespread, and consequences can be severe. Intimate partner homicide (IPH) is the most extreme form of intimate partner violence, but literature on IPH has almost exclusively focused on adults.
Avanti Adhia   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Expressiveness and Instrumentality of Crime Scene Behavior in Spanish Homicides [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
One of the current trends in the study of criminal profiling consists of developing theoretical and methodological typologies to offer information of operational use in police investigations.
Patró Hernández, Rosa María   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

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