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European Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT To better understand what facilitates reconciliation after violent conflict, we examined the relevance of intergroup contact, conflict appraisals and emotions for reconciliation in post‐conflict Colombia. The first study with Colombian students (N1 = 260) was run shortly after the peace treaty with the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces ...
Helen Landmann +2 more
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The grip of crime: Analyzing strangulation and asphyxiation typologies in homicide cases. [PDF]
J Forensic SciAbstract Strangulation‐related homicides represent a complex and under‐researched form of violent crime, characterized by distinct behavioral and situational elements. The aim of the research was to identify perpetrator typologies in strangulation homicides and to analyze their relationships with victim characteristics and crime scene factors.
Petreca VG +6 more
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Prediction of Homicides in Urban Centers: A Machine Learning Approach [PDF]
IntelliSys 2021, 2020 Relevant research has been highlighted in the computing community to develop machine learning models capable of predicting the occurrence of crimes, analyzing contexts of crimes, extracting profiles of individuals linked to crime, and analyzing crimes over time.
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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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Do Gun‐Purchase Waiting Periods Save Lives?
Health Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We study the impact of gun‐purchase waiting periods on suicide rates using county‐level mortality data from 1991–2019. We find that waiting periods are associated with a reduction in both firearm and overall suicide rates of approximately 5% and 2%, respectively.
Grace E. Arnold +1 more
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The Spatial Concentration and Dispersion of Homicide during a Period of Homicide Increase in Brazil
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2021 This study applies the principles of measuring micro-place crime concentration and the spatial dispersion of crime increase to the geographic unit of cities in Brazil. We identify that a small number of cities account for a large cumulative proportion of
Spencer P. Chainey +1 more
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Scaling laws in the dynamics of crime growth rate [PDF]
Physica A 392 (2013) 2672-2679, 2013 The increasing number of crimes in areas with large concentrations of people have made cities one of the main sources of violence. Understanding characteristics of how crime rate expands and its relations with the cities size goes beyond an academic question, being a central issue for contemporary society. Here, we characterize and analyze quantitative
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When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2013 Homicide Data [PDF]
, 2015 "When Men Murder Women" is an annual report prepared by the Violence Policy Center detailing the reality of homicides committed against females by single male offenders.
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Temporal and spatial effects of mass shootings on gun demand
International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Mass shootings in the U.S. have been at the center of the public crisis debate for a long time. Combining information on mass shootings with background check reports from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, this study applies mass shootings as exogenous shocks and reveals that the demand for guns is especially strong in the month in which a ...
Yuan Chen +4 more
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Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Volume 64, Issue 1, Page 197-205, January 2023., 2023 Background Exposure to community violence is common worldwide and is associated with emotional and behavioural problems in children. Little is known about sources of resilience. Building on our previous work on the contribution of callous‐unemotional (CU) traits to child aggression in Colombia, we examined whether positive parenting is protective for ...
Diana Obando +2 more
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