Addendum to "Homicide Injury Quantification: Correlations and Reliability of Injury Severity Scores Applied to Homicide Victims." Volume 19, Issue 1, pp. 88-100
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Source: Homicide Studies - October 3, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tamsen, F., Logan, F. K., Thiblin, I. Tags: Addendum Source Type: research
Book Review: Serial killers: The psychosocial development of humanitys worst offenders
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Source: Homicide Studies - October 3, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Drawbridge, D. C. Tags: Book Reviews Source Type: research
Book Review: Understanding sexual homicide offenders: An integrated approach
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Source: Homicide Studies - October 3, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Liem, M. Tags: Book Reviews Source Type: research
The 1990s Homicide Decline: A Western World or International Phenomenon? A Research Note
This study addresses these limitations by using group-based trajectory modeling to explore homicide trends from 1990 to 2005 in 53 developed and developing countries. The results indicate that while most countries experienced downward trends in homicide during this time, this trend was neither universal nor randomly distributed. (Source: Homicide Studies)
Source: Homicide Studies - October 3, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Weiss, D. B., Santos, M. R., Testa, A., Kumar, S. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
A Multivariate Model for Analyzing Crime Scene Information: Predicting Stranger, Solo Offender, and Money-Oriented Motive of Japanese Homicides
This study examines the validity of a statistical offender profiling technique that predicts the multi-dimensional classification of homicide offenders. Analyzing 539 Japanese homicide cases, we constructed multivariate prediction models that infer classifications defined by three dichotomous variables (stranger offender, solo offender, money-oriented motive) on the basis of crime scene information. We evaluated the validity of the models with a 10-fold cross-validation procedure and a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis, and found the models to have moderate accuracy (area under the curve [AUC] = .73 to .82)....
Source: Homicide Studies - October 3, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Fujita, G., Watanabe, K., Yokota, K., Suzuki, M., Wachi, T., Otsuka, Y., Kuraishi, H. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
The (Null) Effects of Percent Young on 15 to 24 Age-Specific and Male- and Female-Specific Cross-National Homicide Rates
Recent systematic research indicated percent of the population that is young is not significantly associated with cross-national homicide victimization rates. However, there are theoretical reasons to expect percent young may be associated with 15 to 24 age-specific and with gender-specific cross-national homicide victimization rates. We test three hypotheses: Percent young is associated with 15 to 24 age-specific, male-specific, and female-specific homicide victimization rates. We employed data for 1999-2004 from a sample of 55 nations and utilized multiple statistical analyses. Results indicated no significant associatio...
Source: Homicide Studies - June 21, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rogers, M. L., Pridemore, W. A. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Democratic Cultural Values as Predictors of Cross-National Homicide Variation in Europe
This study examines the extent to which variations in homicide rates across Europe, particularly differences between Western and Eastern Europe, can be explained by democratic cultural values. Prior studies have shown that individualism and egalitarianism promoted by democratic regimes are usually associated with lower levels of interpersonal violence. This study tests this relationship on a sample of 33 countries circa 2010. Not only does this relationship hold, but further analysis also shows that democratic values have both a direct and indirect effect on homicide rates as they are mediated by the strength of democratic...
Source: Homicide Studies - June 21, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Stamatel, J. P. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Neighborhood Sociostructure and Adolescent Homicide Victimization in Johannesburg, South Africa
The socioeconomic conditions of communities in which young South Africans live may be an important contributor to the high levels of violence in the country. Informed by social disorganization theory, this study examined the relationship between neighborhood sociostructural context and adolescent (15-19 years) homicide victimization in Johannesburg (2001-2009). The results revealed that neighborhood-concentrated disadvantage and measures of family structure were significantly related to levels of male and female adolescent homicide. The study underscores the importance of neighborhood structure in understanding adolescent ...
Source: Homicide Studies - June 21, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Swart, L.-A., Seedat, M., Nel, J. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Moral Truth and Compounded Trauma: The Effects of Acquittal of Homicide Defendants on the Families of the Victims
This article examines the impact of acquittal of homicide defendants on the families of the homicide victim(s), illustrating how the families’ trauma was framed and complicated by the criminal justice process. Homicide trials had particularly compounded their trauma because to manage and partially repair the shattered reality wrought by the homicide, the families were compelled to construct moral and causal narratives about the event. Yet, defense counter-narratives conflicted with those of the families, and the acquittal validated those as truth. This fractured the families’ repair work, denied their claims to...
Source: Homicide Studies - June 21, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Thiel, D. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Prolonged Grief, Posttraumatic Stress, Anger, and Revenge Phenomena Following Homicidal Loss: The Role of Negative Cognitions and Avoidance Behaviors
This study examined associations of symptoms of Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anger, and revenge thoughts and feelings with different categories of negative cognitions and indices of anxious and depressive avoidance behaviors, among 331 homicidally bereaved individuals. Outcomes showed that symptom levels of PGD and PTSD were higher among individuals who had more negative cognitions about the self, were more inclined to catastrophically misinterpret their grief reactions, and tended to engage in depressive avoidance. Anger was strongly associated with negative cognitions about the se...
Source: Homicide Studies - April 3, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Boelen, P. A., van Denderen, M., de Keijser, J. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Effective Police Homicide Investigations: Evidence From Seven Cities With High Clearance Rates
At present, the average homicide clearance rate in the United States is approximately 65%, down roughly 15% from the mid-1970s. This research seeks to inform how police can best improve homicide clearance rates by identifying best practices in homicide investigations. To accomplish this goal, as part of a federally funded project, seven geographically representative law enforcement agencies were identified that had at least 24 homicides in 2011 and had a clearance rate of 80% or higher from which effective investigative practices could be gleaned. Qualitative findings indicate that a strong community policing presence, col...
Source: Homicide Studies - April 3, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Carter, D. L., Carter, J. G. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Religiosity and Regional Variation of Lethal Violence: Integrated Model
The present study tested the impact of religiosity and region on lethal violence in 83 countries by applying an integrated model. The regression results provided support for Durkheim’s proposition that religious passion might lead to a high homicide rate in a society. However, religiosity was significantly and negatively connected to the suicide rate, suggesting that religious secularization is related to an increased national suicide rate. Finally, the Latin American region exhibited an elevated homicide rate, while North Africa and the Middle East displayed low homicide and suicide rates. (Source: Homicide Studies)
Source: Homicide Studies - April 3, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Chon, D. S. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Racial (In)variance, Disadvantage, and Lethal Violence: A Survival Analysis of Black Homicide Victimization Risk in the United States
This research is a race-specific analysis of homicide victimization risk in the United States. It contributes to the literature by examining risk factors at multiple levels using data from the National Health Interview Survey, National Death Index, and Census. The direct association between community resource deprivation and victimization is racially invariant. For Blacks, however, low income increases victimization risk and this association is exacerbated in disadvantaged communities, whereas income tends to have a protective effect across levels of aggregate resource deprivation among Whites. This suggests racial varianc...
Source: Homicide Studies - April 3, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Berthelot, E. R., Brown, T. C., Thomas, S. A., Burgason, K. A. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
The Characteristics and Course After Discharge of Mentally Disordered Homicide and Non-Homicide Offenders
The aim of this article was to compare the characteristics and outcome of homicide and non-homicide mentally disordered patients all of whom had been hospitalised. Seventy-four patients with a homicide conviction were compared with 521 convicted of a non-homicide offense. The former group were older, were more likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia but less likely to have suffered from childhood adversity, and had less criminality. They also had fewer convictions during the follow-up. Little distinguished these two groups with both suffering from multiple disadvantages suggesting the need for ongoing care and support. (...
Source: Homicide Studies - January 7, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Clarke, M., McCarthy, L., Huband, N., Davies, S., Hollin, C., Duggan, C. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
The Dynamics of Honor Killings and the Perpetrators Experiences
As a final part of a trilogy based on the same data set, this article adds to the growing body of knowledge on homicides against women by examining and identifying patterns, dynamics, and perpetrators’ experiences in honor killings. In-depth interviews conducted with a sample of the perpetrators provide further insight into the factors behind the perpetrators’ behavior, and the chain of events that may have been part of the context of the murder. Unlike two previous articles by this author, by exploring in as much detail as possible what was felt, lived, and experienced by the perpetrators in such cases, the au...
Source: Homicide Studies - January 7, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dogan, R. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
