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Homicide Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering the study of homicide. The editor-in-chief is Jesenia Pizarro (Arizona State University). It was established in 1997 and is currently published by SAGE Publications .
People with a criminal record are more likely to die as homicide victims. [109] Between 1990 and 1994, 75% of all homicide victims age 21 and younger in the city of Boston had a prior criminal record. [131] In Philadelphia, the percentage of those killed in gun homicides that had prior criminal records increased from 73% in 1985 to 93% in 1996.
LANSING TWP. — Police Saturday identified the victim of a Thursday night fatal shooting as 17-year-old Brooke Lawson, of Lansing. The teenager was killed and a woman was wounded Thursday night ...
Familicide – is a multiple-victim homicide where a killer's spouse and children are slain (Latin: familia "family"). Filicide – the act of a parent killing their child (Latin: filius "son" and Latin: filia "daughter"). Fratricide – the act of killing a brother (Latin: frater "brother"); also, in military context, death by friendly fire.
But it was the young mother’s journal entries that helped convince a jury that she did not kill herself, but was actually murdered by her cheating husband, according to a new 48 Hours investigation.
Beacon Journal package: Questions remain in 1987 Hudson murder case Episode 2: Melissa and Jasmine Collins In 1991, 17-year-old mom Melissa Collins and her 8-month old baby girl, Jasmine, vanished ...
An accidental death can still be considered a homicide or suicide if a person was the unintentional cause. For criminal purposes, intentional homicides are usually classified as murder . Exceptions such as self-defense vary by jurisdiction , and in some cases, persons accused of murder have asserted as a defense that the deceased was actually ...
Homicide is an act in which a person causes the death of another person. A homicide requires only a volitional act, or an omission, that causes the death of another, and thus a homicide may result from accidental, reckless, or negligent acts even if there is no intent to cause harm. [1] It is separate from suicide.