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The epidemiology of homicide among older adults: retrospective analysis using data from the Victorian Homicide Register
Older adult homicide is unique and under-researched, requiring immediate attention due to the rapidly ageing population. The current study aims to...
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Intrafamilial Child Homicide: an Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews
PurposeSystematic reviews on child homicide have proliferated recently, making it hard to keep up with their output. Using an umbrella review...
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State-Level Firearm Laws and Firearm Homicide in US Cities: Heterogenous Associations by City Characteristics
Despite well-studied associations of state firearm laws with lower state- and county-level firearm homicide, there is a shortage of studies...
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Professional Support for Children Bereaved by Domestic Homicide in the UK
PurposeChildren bereaved by domestic homicide face unique challenges that are likely to require professional interventions. In this study, the...
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The Relationship between Concealed Carry Licenses and Firearm Homicide in the US: A Reciprocal County-Level Analysis
This study investigates the reciprocal county-level relationship between the number of concealed carry weapon (CCW) licenses issued and homicides...
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Multiple nail gun injuries: suicide or homicide?
Nail gun injuries are a forensic problem; it can be difficult to distinguish self-inflicted injuries from accident and homicide instances. This kind...
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Addressing Data Gaps: Implications for Preventing Domestic Homicide
PurposeOver a ten-year period (2010–2019), there were 815 victims of intimate partner/domestic homicide (IP/DH) in Canada. Definitions of IP/DH not...
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Associations between Gun Ownership and Firearm Homicide Rates in US States
The United States combine high rates of firearm homicides with high gun prevalence. In the past, a significant positive association was found between...
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Measuring Structural Racism and Its Association with Racial Disparities in Firearm Homicide
IntroductionStructural racism is strongly related to racial health disparities. However, surprisingly few studies have developed empirical tools to...
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An instance of homicide by electrocution with hand-made electrode plates
Homicide by electrocution is rare in forensics, and the identification of the cause of death can be quite difficult when the electric device is...
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Firearm-related suicides, homicides, and homicide-suicides involving security officers in two East African Countries: a press media review
BackgroundFirearm violence is a growing public health problem causing death globally. With easy accessibility to firearms, suicides, homicides, and...
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When it rains it pours? A time-series approach to the relationship between homicide and other adverse health phenomena
AimThis paper aims to better understand the relationship between homicide and other public health outcomes, by studying their trends over time.
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Neighborhood collective efficacy and environmental exposure to firearm homicide among a national sample of adolescents
BackgroundLiving near an incident of firearm violence can negatively impact youth, regardless of whether the violence is experienced firsthand....
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Te Pou: An Indigenous Framework to Evaluate the Inclusion of Family Voice in Family Violence Homicide Reviews
PurposeWithin this paper we evaluate the inclusion of the family voice in the domestic homicide review process. We use an Indigenous rubric (Te Pou)...
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A comparative analysis of solitary suicides, suicides following homicide, and suicide pacts using the National Violent Death Reporting System
BackgroundIncidents of suicide can be categorized into three main types: solitary suicides, suicides following homicide, and suicide pacts. Although...
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Value of stomach content in a case of fatal child homicide
In death investigations, the volume of gastric contents may be useful concerning the time of death estimation, or to clarify the circumstances of...
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How to Prevent Domestic Homicides: A Qualitative Study of Recommendations from a Canadian Domestic Homicide Review Committee
PurposeSince 2003, all domestic violence-related homicides in Ontario, Canada have been reviewed by an interdisciplinary committee. This committee...
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Homicide rates are spatially associated with built environment and socio-economic factors: a study in the neighbourhoods of Toronto, Canada
ObjectivesHomicide rate is associated with a large variety of factors and therefore unevenly distributed over time and space. This study aims to...
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Child homicide in northern Tunisia: a retrospective study of forensic autopsy cases
BackgroundAs far as we know, no previous research has investigated child homicide in Tunisia. In this context, our study was carried out to analyze...
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Absolute versus relative socioeconomic disadvantage and homicide: a spatial ecological case–control study of US zip codes
BackgroundHomicide is a major cause of death and contributes to health disparities in the United States. This burden overwhelmingly affects people...
