This article explains the two-decades-long decline in the intimate partner homicide rate in the United States in terms of three factors that reduce exposure to violent relationships: shifts in marriage, divorce, and other factors associated with declining domesticity; the improved economic status of women; and increases in the availability of domestic violence services. The authors'…
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Homicide Studies is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Crime Patterns and Interventions, Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse, Gun Ownership and Violence Research.
| Publisher | SAGE |
|---|---|
| Reference style | Author–year (Harvard) Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Homicide Studies, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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| Publishes research in | Crime Patterns and Interventions Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse Gun Ownership and Violence Research Intimate Partner and Family Violence Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis |
| ISSN | 1088-7679 |
| Citation impact (2-yr) | 1.28 |
| h-index | 68 |
| i10-index | 383 |
| Total citations | 18,351 |
| Top institutions publishing here | Arizona State University |
| Journal website | hsx.sagepub.com |
| You get | A submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit. |
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An 18-item stalking inventory and personal interviews with knowledgeable proxy informants and victims of attempted femicide were used to describe the frequency and type of intimate partner stalking that occurred within 12 months of attempted and actual partner femicide. One hundred forty-one femicide and 65 attempted femicide incidents were evaluated. The prevalence of stalking was…
One of the main areas of concern regarding offender profiling has been the general lack of extensive empirical studies on the psychological processes underpinning this process. This study aimed to investigate the possibility of establishing a model of homicide behaviors that could be used as a basis for evaluating the scientific validity of offender profiling.…
Mass shootings at a Connecticut elementary school, a Colorado movie theater, and other venues have prompted a fair number of proposals for change. Advocates for tighter gun restrictions, for expanding mental health services, for upgrading security in public places, and, even, for controlling violent entertainment have made certain assumptions about the nature of mass murder…
This paper examines the connection of immigration and diversity to homicide by advancing a recently developed approach to modeling spatial dynamics-geographically weighted regression. In contrast to traditional global averaging, we argue on substantive grounds that neighborhood characteristics vary in their effects across neighborhood space, a process of "spatial heterogeneity." Much like treatment-effect heterogeneity and distinct…