Gun ownership as a risk factor for homicide in the home

Familicide: a comparison with spousal and child homicide by mentally disordered perpetrators

“…Our fi ndings on the latter are consistent with fi ndings reported elsewhere (Wilson et al, 1995). Kellerman et al (1993) and Krug et al (1998) found that gun ownership is strongly and independently associated with an increased risk of homicide. One could argue that legislation imposing further restrictions on holding fi rearms could be a step forward to decreasing the number of these tragedies.…”

Exploring Demographic, Structural, and Behavioral Overlap Among Homicide Offenders and Victims

“…Wolfgang's early research (1958) suggests that such overlap would extend to homcide offenders and victims. Recent research confirms this, with homicide victims significantly more likely to have an arrest history than non-victims (Dobrin, 2001;Kellerman et al, 1993), though this body of research is comparatively scant. Other research confirms that offenders and victims shared personal characteristics that shape their risk involvement.…”

“…In fact, not unlike offending rates, victimization rates are highest among young, minority, males and are inflated in socially disorganized areas, leading to the suggestion that offenders and victims are, in fact, overlapping populations (Dobrin, 2001;Lauritsen et al, 1991;Mustaine and Tewksbury, 2000;Wolfgang, 1958). This interpretation is bolstered by consistent evidence documenting a history of offending and/or risk taking behavior among crime victims (Bjarnason et al, 1999;Daday et al 2005;Dobrin, 2001;Esbensen and Huizinga, 1991;Jensen and Brownfield, 1986;Kellerman et al, 1993;Klevens et al, 2002;Lauritsen et al, 1991;Sampson and Lauritsen, 1990;Zhang et al, 2001). This body of research has generally been grounded in lifestyle routine activities and self-control theories, which combined, suggest that individuals with low self-control exhibit high-risk lifestyles and activity patterns that draw them to criminogenic environments and increase their chances for criminal involvement as both an offender and a victim.…”

Tendência temporal da mortalidade por homicídios na cidade de São Paulo, Brasil, 1979-1994

“…A curva ajustada apresentou crescimento entre 1979 e 1984, como as demais, seguindo-se decréscimo até 1991 e novo ciação entre porte de arma e homicídios praticados por desconhecidos, intrusos ou estranhos à vítima é mais fraca ou inexistente (Kellerman et al, 1993).…”