Alcohol, aggression, and violence: From public health to neuroscience

KV Sontate, M Rahim Kamaluddin… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Alcohol has been associated with violent crimes and domestic violence across many
nations. Various etiological factors were linked to chronic alcohol use and violence including …

Lethal violence: A global view on homicide

D Oberwittler - Oxford research encyclopedia of criminology and …, 2019 - pure.mpg.de
As the most serious crime, homicide is both relevant and suitable for cross-national
comparisons. The global homicide rate of ca. 6 per 100,000 people is an average of hugely …

Problem drinking, alcohol-related violence, and homelessness among youth living in the slums of Kampala, Uganda

MH Swahn, R Culbreth, NM Tumwesigye… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
This paper examines problem drinking, alcohol-related violence, and homelessness among
youth living in the slums of Kampala—an understudied population at high-risk for both …

Population-level alcohol consumption and homicide rates in Latin America: A fixed effects panel analysis, 1961–2019

GJ Escaño, WA Pridemore - The British Journal of Criminology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) possesses 8 per cent of the global
population but approximately one-third of global homicides. The region also exhibits high …

[HTML][HTML] Examining the role of social vulnerability, neighborhood characteristics, and geospatial patterns of firearm-related injuries and clinical outcomes in Milwaukee …

CW Tomas, S Timmer-Murillo, KJ Kallies… - Social Science & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Previous work has shown socioenvironmental factors can influence firearm
injury. Milwaukee County, Wisconsin is a diverse midwestern county with historic …

Pre-offense alcohol intake in homicide offenders and victims: A forensic-toxicological case-control study

J Hedlund, J Forsman, J Sturup, T Masterman - Journal of forensic and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background and aim Alcohol is associated with violent behavior, although little is known
regarding to what extent alcohol increases homicide risk. We aimed to estimate risks of …

Hazardous alcohol drinking and cross-national homicide rates: The role of demographic, political, and cultural context

DB Weiss, A Testa… - Journal of Drug Issues, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Cross-national research on the relationship between alcohol consumption and homicide
focuses on (a) the amount of alcohol consumed rather than the manner of consumption and …

Examining Homicides, Victims, Socioeconomic Context, and Weather Conditions in Mexico Through Spatio-Temporal Dimensions

K Trejo, F Carrillo-Brenes… - Crime & …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Mexico has steadily increased homicide rates over the past few decades. To better
understand this phenomenon, we examine homicides, victims, socioeconomic context, and …

Firearm Violence and Off-Premises Alcohol Outlets: The Role of Outlet Characteristics and Distance

AJ Snowden, CA Kostelac… - Journal of Drug …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Firearm violence is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among young men in the US.
While an association of alcohol availability with violence is well established, the …

Why women kill: studying motives for committing crimes

I Mosechkin - Women & criminal justice, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of the research is to determine the primary internal motives associated with a
woman's decision to commit murder. We analyzed 250 sentences on female homicide …