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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

Absolute versus relative socioeconomic disadvantage and homicide: a spatial ecological case–control study of US zip codes

open access: yesInjury Epidemiology, 2022
Background Homicide is a major cause of death and contributes to health disparities in the United States. This burden overwhelmingly affects people from racial and ethnic minority populations as homicide occurs more often in neighborhoods with high ...
Ariana N. Gobaud   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

The rule of the most important and the important in duress to Homicide [PDF]

open access: yesمطالعات فقه و حقوق اسلامی, 2018
Duress is one of the factors that, according to the Hadith of Raf and other reasons, eliminate duty and responsibility from committing a crime but well-known Imams' jurists accepted duress in homicide and are believed that in the case of committing, the ...
Reza Elhami, Hasan Pourlotfolah
doaj   +1 more source

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

A Multi-Method Examination of Homicide Investigations on Case Outcomes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Approximately a third of homicide cases go unsolved each year. Research focused on understanding what affects homicide clearance rates is often methodologically underdeveloped and has produced mixed findings.
Hawk, Shila René
core   +1 more source

Who will kill again? The forensic value of 1st degree murder convictions

open access: yesForensic Science International: Synergy, 2019
Studies of homicide offenders that engage in repeat, non-serial homicide offending are scarce and most studies lack comprehensive criminal career data that include convictions for 1st degree murder.
Matt DeLisi, Mark Ruelas, James E. Kruse
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the Role of Psycho-Social Factors on the Recidivism of Homicide Offenders

open access: yes, 2023
Research on criminal recidivism is extensive. However, little is known about how cumulative risk factors influence recidivism, specifically among homicide offenders.
Reid, Jonathan C.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Clustering of homicide with other adverse health outcomes in the Netherlands

open access: yesPreventive Medicine Reports, 2022
In this project we examine whether homicide ‘clusters together’ with other adverse health outcomes in the Netherlands, focusing on child mortality, suicide, sexual risk behavior, and substance abuse.
J.A. van Breen, M.C.A. Liem
doaj   +1 more source

Testing a method to develop preliminary cost estimates of homicide in Glasgow : a research note [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
By European standards Scotland is a violent country with a disproportionate number of its homicides occurring in Glasgow. In addition to its devastating health and social impact, homicide imposes a considerable financial burden.
Williams, Damien John   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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