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Exploring potential 'extra-familial' child homicide assailants in the UK and estimating their homicide rate: perception of risk – the need for debate [PDF]
, 2008 High-profile child murders lead parents to fear for their children’s safety, but perception of risk is often at variance with reality. We explore the numbers of potential ‘Extra-familial’ child homicide assailants in the United Kingdom and estimate their
Pritchard, Colin, Sayer, Tony
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Criminology &Public Policy, Volume 21, Issue 4, Page 915-944, November 2022., 2022 Abstract Research Summary Research examining death penalty deterrence has been characterized as inconclusive and uninformative. The present analysis heeds a recommendation from prior research to examine single‐state changes in death penalty policy using the synthetic control method.
Stephen N. Oliphant
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Gender Theory and Cultural Considerations in Understanding Hmong Homicide-Suicide [PDF]
Hmong Studies Journal, 2020 Homicide-suicide is when a perpetrator kills an individual(s) and then subsequently dies by suicide. In the United States, homicide-suicide accounts for approximately 1,000-1,500 deaths per year, primarily in the context of spousal relationships ...
Pa Thor
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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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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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Healthcare serial killer or coincidence? Statistical issues in investigation of suspected medical misconduct [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 Justice systems are sometimes called upon to evaluate cases in which health-care professionals are suspected of killing their patients illegally. These cases are difficult to evaluate because they involve at least two levels of uncertainty. Commonly in a murder case it is clear that a homicide has occurred, and investigators must resolve uncertainty ...
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Diffusion-Based Density-Equalizing Maps: an Interdisciplinary Approach to Visualizing Homicide Rates and Other Georeferenced Statistical Data [PDF]
Braz. J. Phys. (2012) 42, 365, 2012 In every country, public and private agencies allocate extensive funding to collect large-scale statistical data, which in turn are studied and analyzed in order to determine local, regional, national, and international policies regarding all aspects relevant to the welfare of society.
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Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2020 The phenomenon of homicide followed by suicide (HS) has a low prevalence worldwide, although the literature has identified that these cases represent a significant percentage in homicide subtypes such as intimate partner homicide or filicide. In the present study, HS ( n = 41) and homicides in which the perpetrator did not commit suicide after the ...
Jorge Santos-Hermoso +3 more
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Analysis of connection between criminal behavior and psychological traits of perpetrators of criminal offences [PDF]
Biomedicinska istraživanja, 2018 Introduction. The aim of the study paper is to examine the relationship between the criminal behavior and psychological traits of perpetrators of criminal offences. Methods.
Dragan Jovanović
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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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