Gonçalves, Leonel C.; Rossegger, Astrid; Sadowski, Friederike; Urwyler, Thierry; Baggio, Stéphanie; Endrass, Jérôme (2022). Domestic homicide and other violent crimes: The same or different phenomena? Forensic science international. Mind and law, 3, p. 100075. Elsevier 10.1016/j.fsiml.2022.100075
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This study investigated correlates of domestic homicide (DH) and other violent crimes. Data were collected retrospectively from criminal justice files on 617 persons in Switzerland (DH = 47). Multinomial logistic regressions revealed that, overall, DH perpetrators were more likely to be older, female, married, to have a psychiatric hospitalization history, and to be under the influence of delusions when they committed the crime. In addition, they were less likely to have prior convictions. Furthermore, the characteristics associated to DH perpetrators were more similar to domestic violence perpetrators than those of persons who committed nondomestic offenses. Based on the current sample, data, and methods, DH appears to be better explained by specialist theories than generalist views of crime, suggesting that DH and the homicide of non-family members are different phenomena. Therefore, domestic offenders may require specific assessment and intervention methods. However, replications of this study are necessary to generalize the current findings.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Medical Education > Institute of General Practice and Primary Care (BIHAM) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Baggio, Stéphanie |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 360 Social problems & social services |
ISSN: |
2666-3538 |
Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Doris Kopp Heim |
Date Deposited: |
07 Apr 2022 16:25 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 16:18 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1016/j.fsiml.2022.100075 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/169120 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/169120 |
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