Homicide

Gender Inequality and Female Victimization

by Ismail Nooraddini

Draft Only

ABSTRACT: Ninety-five percent of female homicides are committed by males. Previous research have found links between... more ABSTRACT: Ninety-five percent of female homicides are committed by males. Previous research have found links between general economic inequality and homicide rates, but research on gender status and male-on-female homicides have not been as consistent. Using feminist theory, I hypothesize gender equality, as measured by occupational status and the median income gap, will have a negative relationship with the average amount of male-on-female homicides. Census data for 132 US cities with populations exceeding 100,000 people in 2000 are examined to assess the degree to which women’s status, relative to men, affects average female homicides. The null hypothesis is only rejected with occupational status, but we failed to reject the null with the median income gap. I conclude its not financial stability that’s the driving force behind female homicides, but full time employment. I end with a discussion of the results, limitations and suggestions for future research.

"Remember Me" public art project paper

by Nathanael Bassett

Frederick, B. J. & Fradella, H. F. (In press). Leopold and Loeb. SAGE Social History of Crime and Punishment in America (pp.___-___). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage

by Brian Jay Frederick

Co-authored with Dr Henry F. Fradella, J.D.

Encyclopedia entry for the "SAGE Social History of Crime and Punishment in America." Article discusses... more Encyclopedia entry for the "SAGE Social History of Crime and Punishment in America." Article discusses Leopold & Loeb, convicted of the murder of a young boy in a wealthy neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.

"Safe in whose hands? Judges, Experts and Public Opinion in the Homicide Reform Process"

by jeremy horder

This is chapter one of a forthcoming book, 'Homicide and the Politics of Law Reform' (Oxford uni Press, 2012)

Tihs opening chapter considers the influence (or lack of it) of judges, government departments, law reform bodies and... more Tihs opening chapter considers the influence (or lack of it) of judges, government departments, law reform bodies and public opinion on substantive homicide law reform, starting with the 1817 Committee of Enquiry. this body was the first to employ public consultation on reform of the death penalty. A political theory of law reform is developed to justify the need for properly researched public opinion on reform of crimes such as homicide.

Homicide, violence and developmental trajectories

by Eric Lacourse

Homicide and impunity: an ecological analysis at state level in Brazil

by Roger Keller Celeste

R. v. Gnango – Securing a Conviction in "Crossfire" Killings: Legal Precision vs. Policy

by Atli Stannard

Published in the Journal of Commonwealth Criminal Law, at [2011] J.C.C.L. 299.

This case note examines the UK Supreme Court's judgment in R. v. Gnango [2011] UKSC 59. It lays out he principles of... more This case note examines the UK Supreme Court's judgment in R. v. Gnango [2011] UKSC 59. It lays out he principles of joint enterprise liability, transferred malice, and the victim rule – as considered in the judgement – as well as that of consent to harm, which, it is submitted, in its interplay with the victim rule, is at the heart of many of the relevant authorities. It then considers each of the four "routes" to convicting Gnango, as considered by their Lordships. It argues that Lord Kerr's dissent is to be preferred to the majority approaches – of either secondary liability for aiding and abetting Gnango's own attempted murder, or liability as a principal in a joint enterprise to engage in unlawful violence – for its clarity. It proposes that the causation approach, mooted by Lord Clarke, and examined by Lord Dyson, should be applied in such cases. It concludes that Gnango's conviction for murder – rather than solely for those charges that were clearly made out on the facts – is based in policy considerations, and was misguided.

Which Homicides Decreased? Why?

by Michael Maltz

Jurisprudence in the Service of Pastoral Care: The Decretum of Burchard of Worms

by Greta Austin

Speculum 79 (2004)

2011 Global Study on Homicide: Trends, Contexts, Data

by Elizabeth Gurian

Gurian, EA (2011). Female serial murderers: directions for future research on a hidden population. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 55(1)

by Elizabeth Gurian

This comprehensive overview on a sample of 65 cases (134 total offenders, including some partnered teams of more than... more This comprehensive overview on a sample of 65 cases (134 total offenders, including some partnered teams of more than 2 offenders) provides information on female serial murderers who either work in a mixed-sex offending group or alone. These female serial homicide offenders have a distinct set of offender—victim characteristics, including specific victim preferences, methods, and motivations: Partnered serial homicide offenders are more likely to target adult strangers and despatch them using a combination of methods, whereas solo female serial murderers are most likely to target adult family members and murder them with poison. These patterns have the potential to add to our understanding of the possible similarities and differences of serial homicide cases by building on established offender characteristics. Convictions and sentences for the offenders are included and areas of future research and implications for treatment with this sample are also explored.

Gurian, EA. (2011). Media portrayals of female homicide offenders. Prison Service Journal. 194: 14-20.

by Elizabeth Gurian

The Culture of Fear and Control in Costa Rica (I): Crime Statistics and Law Enforcement

by Sebastian Huhn

The Costa Rican talk of crime is fundamentally based on the assumption that crime rates have increased significantly... more The Costa Rican talk of crime is fundamentally based on the assumption that crime rates have increased significantly in recent years and that there is today a vast and alarming amount of crime. On the basis of this assumption, fear of crime, the call for the “iron fist,” and drastic law enforcement actions are continually increasing. While crime statistics are the logical basis for the hypothesis on the far-reaching extent of delinquency, they are used in a problematic way in the talk of crime. In this paper I discuss Costa Rican crime statistics, their development, and their utilization in the talk of crime against the background of criminological theory. The theses of the paper are that a) the informative value of crime statistics regarding Costa Rican reality is far more questionable than the common utilization of them implies and b) when they are used as argumentation, these crime statistics do not provide evidence of the oft-proclaimed rising crime wave.

Criminalidad, Miedo y Control en Costa Rica. Estadísticas de Criminalidad y Seguridad Pública

by Sebastian Huhn

published in 'Cuadernos de Sociología', No. 10/ 2010, pp. 21-43.

Full text at:
http://www.sociologia.fcs.ucr.ac.cr/images/Sociologia/documentos/Cuadernos_Sociologia/No10/texto_completo.pdf

El discurso público costarricense sobre la violencia y la criminalidad se basa fundamentalmente en
la premisa que... more El discurso público costarricense sobre la violencia y la criminalidad se basa fundamentalmente en
la premisa que las tasas de criminalidad en los útlimos años han incrementado enormemente y que han
alcanzado hasta hoy un nivel alarmante. Si bien las estadísticas de criminalidad son un fundamento lógico
para la hipótesis correspondiente, en este artículo discuto las estadísticas de criminalidad costarricenses, su
desarrollo y su uso en el discurso sobre la violencia y la criminalidad basándome en la teoría criminológica.
La hipótesis de este texto es que el valor informativo de las estadísticas sobre la realidad costarricense es
mucho menor de lo que implica su uso habitual, y que éstas no fundamentan la proclamada ola delincuencial
a pesar de que sean usadas como argumento.

Murder as Sacrilege. Philo of Alexandria on the Prohibition to Kill

by J. Cornelis de Vos

Will be published in: "You Shall Not Kill." The Prohibition to Kill as a Norm in Ancient Cultures and Religions (ed. Hermut Löhr and J. Cornelis de Vos; Supplements to the Journal of Ancient Judaism; Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2012)

Adolescent Latino Males with Schizophrenia: Mobile Crisis Response

by Jonathan Singer

Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention 2005 5(1):35-55; doi:10.1093/brief-treatment/mhi002

Although schizophrenia has a biological basis, the presentation of symptoms and the understanding of the disorder vary... more Although schizophrenia has a biological basis, the presentation of symptoms and the understanding of the disorder vary among cultures. Service providers who understand these cultural variations are in a better position to provide effective crisis intervention. When a person with schizophrenia goes into crisis (often synonymous with the acute psychotic phase), the intersection of culture, diagnosis, developmental stage, and social setting can be overwhelming to the crisis worker. Roberts's Seven-Stage Crisis Intervention Model provides a useful framework within which to provide culturally competent crisis intervention. This article applies Roberts's model to a case involving an adolescent Latino male who has a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Included is a review of literature on mobile crisis intervention with youth, cultural competence, and schizophrenia. Specific treatment recommendations are made for understanding cultural variations, developmental influences, and service delivery with this population.

Multiple Homicide Offenders: Arbitrary Cut-off Points and Selection Bias

by Kevin Wright

Wright, Kevin A., Travis C. Pratt, and Matt DeLisi. (2009). “Multiple Homicide Offenders: Arbitrary Cut-off Points and Selection Bias.” Homicide Studies, 13, 193-199.

Examining Offending Specialization in a Sample of Male Multiple Homicide Offenders

by Kevin Wright

Wright, Kevin A., Travis C. Pratt, and Matt DeLisi. (2008). “Examining Offending Specialization in a Sample of Male Multiple Homicide Offenders.” Homicide Studies, 12, 381-398.

The American public’s fascination with multiple homicide offenders—individuals who seemingly transcend the heinousness... more The American public’s fascination with multiple homicide offenders—individuals who seemingly transcend the heinousness of “regular” homicide offenders due to their multiple victims—has grown over the last few decades. Such growth has not, however, been matched by a proportional increase in serious scholarly attention concerning whether those who kill repeatedly are, or are not, “generally” deviant. As a way of moving beyond this problem the current analysis builds on recent work concerning multiple homicide offenders (MHOs) to investigate the degree to which such offenders are, in fact, more specialized in their offending careers than other homicide offenders. The implications for continued theoretical development and empirical research are discussed.

Visualizing homicide

by Michael Maltz

Homicide and Gun Violence in Oakland: A Community Driven Response to a Local Crisis

by Debra Mendoza