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JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 2023 BackgroundHomicide is one of the 5 leading causes of death in the United States for persons aged 1 to 44 years. In 2019, 75% of US homicides were by gun. Chicago has a gun-homicide rate 4 times the national average, and 90% of all
Maryann Mason +5 more
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Current 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
Taylor, Pamela, Kalebic, Natasha
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The trend of homicides in South Kerala from 2002-2016: A retrospective forensic autopsy-based study
Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine, 2021 Aims: The aim was to analyze the homicide pattern in South Kerala from autopsies conducted between 2002 and 2016. Objectives: Exploring the age and gender distribution of death due to homicide, the type and distribution of injuries according to the ...
Nikhil Dileeph +5 more
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Homicide Event Motive: A Situational Perspective [PDF]
Salus Journal, 2018 The motive for a homicide can be conceptualised from different perspectives, for instance, psychological, legal, investigative, and is often focused on the offender’s reasons for committing the homicide.
Belinda L. Parker, Amber C. McKinley
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Children, 2023 Intrafamilial child/adolescent homicide is the murder of a child/adolescent by one or more family members. This study delves into the medical and sociological consequences of child homicide, shedding light on the broader impact beyond individual families,
Maria Tsellou +5 more
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Child Homicide Amounting to Murder in Malaysia: Descriptive Analysis of the Statistics and Causes
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 ObjectiveTo describe the child homicide rates and examine the circumstances of homicides of children in Malaysia from January 2010 to June 2021.MethodsThis is a retrospective secondary analysis of police records on child homicides in Malaysia. Background
Salmi Razali +4 more
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Black Homicide Victimization in the United States: An Analysis of 2012 Homicide Data [PDF]
, 2015 The devastation homicide inflicts on black teens and adults is a national crisis, yet it is all too often ignored outside of affected communities.This study examines the problem of black homicide victimization at the state level by analyzing unpublished ...
Josh Sugarmann, Marty Langley
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Expressiveness and Instrumentality of Crime Scene Behavior in Spanish Homicides [PDF]
, 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
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Violent injuries tend to cluster together geospatially. The discriminatory housing practice of redlining undertaken by the United States federal government in the 1930s has been repeatedly linked with various contemporary community‐level disparities.
Samuel J. West +5 more
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Social Sciences and Humanities OpenOne way to value the social cost of homicide is through potential years of life lost—a summary measure of premature mortality. Indeed, estimates indicate that Americans lose more than one million years of their lives to homicide in any given year.
Gregory M. Zimmerman +2 more
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