Can homicide serve as an indicator of non-lethal crime? A systematic literature review

JA van Breen, SK Devarakonda, M Liem - International criminology, 2023 - Springer
Homicide rates are often used as an indicator of levels of crime. The reasons for this are
both practical and conceptual. Practically speaking, homicide statistics tend to be more …

Firearm homicides in Europe: A comparison with non-firearm homicides in five European countries

K Krüsselmann, P Aarten, S Granath, J Kivivuori… - Global …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Detailed, comparative research on firearm violence in Europe is rare. Using data from the
European Homicide Monitor, this paper presents the prevalence and characteristics of …

[图书][B] Toward a criminology of terrorism

G LaFree - 2023 - cambridge.org
The study of terrorism represents one of the major turning points in criminology of the twenty-
first century. In the space of just two decades, research on terrorism and political extremism …

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 …

The future of interpersonal violence research: Steps towards interdisciplinary integration

J van Breen, J Kivivuori, A Nivette… - Humanities and Social …, 2024 - nature.com
Introduction Interpersonal violence is a high-priority issue for the general public,
policymakers, and academics. It is commonly defined as the use of physical force …

El sicariato en Costa Rica: un acercamiento a partir de estadísticas oficiales

RC Umaña - Revista de Ciencias Sociales, 2023 - revistas.ucr.ac.cr
El artículo brinda un acercamiento al comportamiento del sicariato en Costa Rica, durante
los años 2006-2015, para lo cual utiliza un enfoque basado en estadísticas oficiales …

Comparing the determinants of worldwide homicide and terrorism

G LaFree, B Jiang, Y Yanez - Journal of contemporary …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Over the past two decades, the study of terrorism has been increasingly integrated into
mainstream criminology. Like other types of criminal behavior, terrorism can be divided into …

Was There a Universal Homicide Increase in 2014 to 2016 and 2019 to 2020?

ML Rogers - Journal of contemporary criminal justice, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This article explores whether there was a universal increase in homicide victimization in
2014 to 2016 and 2019 to 2020. Although the United States observed increases in homicide …

Curious Case of Percent Young and Homicide Across Nations: An Atypical Meta-analysis

ML Rogers - International criminology, 2024 - Springer
I argue that percent of the population that is young has been inconsistently associated with
homicide across nations because of the partialling fallacy. Previous research includes …

Comparative analysis of the activities of authorities to ensure the prevention of offenses in the Republic of Kazakhstan and other world countries

K Zhakenov, L Kultemirova, A Ibraeva - Security Journal, 2024 - Springer
The relevance of this topic is due to the increase in the level of crime in Kazakhstan, as well
as in foreign countries amid the global crisis, inflation, and other aspects that affect the …