[Homicide-suicide: Clinical review and psychological assumptions].
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DOI: 10.1016/j.encep.2016.04.014
Abstract: OBJECTIVES Suicide-homicide could be defined as a "suicidal" behaviour, which also includes the death of at least one other individual and sometimes up to hundreds. This literature review intends to highlight some characteristic features that… read more here.
Keywords: homicide; types suicide; review; homicide suicide ... See more keywords
Homicide victims and mechanisms in Lithuania from 2004 to 2016.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2019.04.010
Abstract: A retrospective analysis of 2000 intentional homicide cases from the State Forensic Medicine Service (Vilnius, Lithuania) was carried out in order to evaluate the portrait of homicide victims and mechanisms of death between 2004 and… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; homicide; 2004 2016; lithuania ... See more keywords
Forecasting homicide in the red stick: Risk terrain modeling and the spatial influence of urban blight on lethal violence in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2018.12.023
Abstract: Incorporating features of the built environment, risk terrain modeling (RTM), is used to predict future criminal events in micro-units (i.e., city blocks). The current study examines the application of RTM to forecast homicide in the… read more here.
Keywords: lethal violence; homicide; risk; risk terrain ... See more keywords
Alcohol use and coping in a cross-sectional study of African American homicide survivors
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DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2019.1598905
Abstract: Abstract The loss of a loved one to homicide is associated with considerable distress, often in the form of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complicated grief (CG), and alcohol misuse. Yet alcohol-related problems and loss… read more here.
Keywords: homicide survivors; homicide; american homicide; african american ... See more keywords
Detecting a decline in serial homicide: Have we banished the devil from the details?
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DOI: 10.1080/23311886.2019.1678450
Abstract: Abstract 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.… read more here.
Keywords: serial homicide; homicide; missing persons; homicide series ... See more keywords
Police Legitimacy and Homicide: A Macro-Comparative Analysis
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DOI: 10.1093/sf/soy043
Abstract: Abstract:This study tests the claim that police legitimacy affects the prevalence of homicide. Using a cross-national time-series dataset of 100 countries, I conduct a statistical analysis of the association between the extent to which the… read more here.
Keywords: legitimacy homicide; homicide; homicide macro; analysis ... See more keywords
Self‐Identified Vampirism and Risk for False Positives: A Case Example of Team Homicide and Implications for Forensic Behavioral Science
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DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.13338
Abstract: Historically, reported cases of self‐identified vampirism typically have been associated with psychopathology and sometimes a propensity for violence. However, scholars recently have noted a wide range of diverse practices and meanings that all fall under… read more here.
Keywords: homicide; vampirism; identified vampirism; case ... See more keywords
A Unique Fatal Moose Attack Mimicking Homicide
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DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.13579
Abstract: Fatalities caused by animal attacks are rare, but have the potential to mimic homicide. We present a case in which a moose attacked and killed a woman who was walking her dog in a forest.… read more here.
Keywords: homicide; mimicking homicide; unique fatal; moose attack ... See more keywords
Association between youth homicides and state spending: a Chicago cross-sectional case study
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052933
Abstract: Objective To identify contributing factors associated with rapid spikes and declines in Chicago youth homicide from 2009 to 2018. Setting City of Chicago, Illinois, US 2009–2018. Participants Homicide count data come from the National Violent… read more here.
Keywords: youth; state; homicide; budget ... See more keywords
The Relationship Between City “Greenness” and Homicide in the US: Evidence Over a 30-Year Period
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DOI: 10.1177/00139165211045095
Abstract: Residents in US cities are exposed to high levels of stress and violent crime. At the same time, a number of cities have put forward “greening” efforts which may promote nature’s calming effects and reduce… read more here.
Keywords: year period; homicide; greenness; city greenness ... See more keywords
Economic governance and homicide: Some theory and empirics, 1990–2017
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DOI: 10.1177/0022343320962566
Abstract: This article posits that free-market institutions and practices reduce economic distortions that provide rents for underground organizations, which ultimately form criminogenic environments. Rents from market distortions provide ‘lootable income’ that feeds ‘criminal organizations’, which rely… read more here.
Keywords: homicide; governance homicide; theory empirics; political legitimacy ... See more keywords