Homicide Injury Quantification

Tamsen, Fredrik; Logan, Fia Klötz; Thiblin, Ingemar

doi:10.1177/1088767914558142

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“…The authors also concluded that if their proposed definition of overkill is used, then Homicide Injury Scale (HIS) can be used as a valid alternative method for SAIS while quantifying injuries in a homicide victim. (7) In a study which was published earlier, various attributes of homicide cases were correlated with its severity based on Homicide Injury Scale. (8) While many researches on pattern and distribution of defence injuries in homicide victims has been published, we could not find any article which compared or analysed defence injuries when the severity of homicide cases are categorised based on any standardised scale.…”

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Analysis of Defence Injuries in Homicide Cases Categorised in Accordance to Homicide Injury Scale

Sunil Subramanyam,

Joshima Janardhanan

2021

Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

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Introduction: The instinct of self-preservation drives a person to defend themselves from any violent attack which in itself may produce injuries on the body. These are termed as defence injuries. This study aims to analyse defence injuries in homicide cases which are categorised based on its severity as determined by Homicide Injury Scale (HIS).Methods: This is a retrospective study which included all homicide cases which were autopsied during a twelve year period in a tertiary care hospital. Each of these cases were categorised according to the HIS. The presence, type and distribution of defence injuries were then tabulated and analysed.Results: A total of 85 homicide cases were autopsied during the specified study period. Out of these 85 cases, 53 cases showed defence injuries (62%) and majority of these cases fell under higher categories of HIS. Cases categorised under HIS 2,3 and 4 had defence wounds which were more blunt force in nature while cases under HIS 5 and 6 had more sharp force defence injuries. Passive defence injuries were found uniformly across all categories of HIS, however active defence injuries were found more in higher categories of HIS than in lower ones.Conclusion: This is rare study where the pattern and distribution of defence injuries was analysed based on a standardised scale. Active defence injuries were more commonly seen in homicide cases placed on higher scales of HIS.

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Analysis of Defence Injuries in Homicide Cases Categorised in Accordance to Homicide Injury Scale

Sunil Subramanyam,

Joshima Janardhanan

2021

Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

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“…Second, Trojan et al (2019) noted that there are no criteria to quantify the severity of the wounds. To overcome these limitations, several studies based on non-sexual homicide samples made an attempt to provide a more objective definition (Jordan et al , 2010; Salfati, 2003; Tamsen et al , 2015). For instance, Jordan et al (2010, p. 187) suggested that overkill could be defined when a victim present:…”

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Patterns of overkill in sexual homicides

Chopin

Beauregard

2021

JCP

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Purpose This paper aims to explore the presence of overkill in sexual homicide. More specifically, the study examines whether overkill is a valid indicator of an organized or disorganized sexual homicide. Moreover, the study tests the presence of various patterns of sexual homicide involving overkill. Design/methodology/approach The sample used in this study consists of 662 cases of extrafamilial SHs with (n = 145) and without (n = 517) evidence of overkill, respectively. A binomial regression was used to compare at the multivariate level the two groups of crimes, while a latent class analysis was used to determine whether overkill could be associated with different patterns of sexual homicide. Findings Findings from bivariate and logistic regression analyses show that the presence of overkill may be associated with both organized and disorganized sexual homicides. Moreover, latent class analysis suggests that there are three distinct patterns of overkill in sexual homicide: impulsive, sadistic and personal. Originality/value This study is the first to empirically analyze overkill in sexual homicides and to propose a classification using crime-commission process characteristics.

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“…We have discovered an error in our article “Homicide Injury Quantification: Correlations and Reliability of Injury Severity Scores Applied to Homicide Victims” (Tamsen, Klötz Logan, & Thiblin, 2015). In the “Discussion” section, we claim that the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) does not contain a code for asphyxia.…”

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