To the Editor: Homicide committed by older adults is an extreme and infrequent outcome of violence that has a prevalence ranging from 1% to 4%.1–4 An association of mild and moderate dementia with homicide has been reported.1,2,5–9 Although risk factors of homicide in demented patients remain unknown, dysexecutive syndrome could be a cause. The reported case highlights this issue and shows that...

Homicide-suicide is defined by a homicide committed by someone who subsequently commits suicide. “Dyadic death” term has been also used for these deaths as these incidents often involve a pair of persons. Homicidesuicides usually involve a male perpetrator, who commits one or more homicides and then commits suicide. They generally occur within a family and may involve children. There is a love ...

INTRODUCTION Violent acts in young people constitute one of the most serious forms of violence in any society. Violence by young people in schools, on the streets, and in their families has been documented in many studies worldwide. Homicide and non-fatal assaults involving young people have been reported as a great global burden of premature death, injury and disability. Adolescents and young ...

BACKGROUND The Western Cape Province had the highest homicide rates in South Africa during the early 2000s. South African Police Service (SAPS) data suggested a significant decline in homicide rates in the Western Cape since 2007. It ranked second highest to the Eastern Cape Province until 2013 and ranked highest again at 52.1/100 000 in 2015. A recent national injury mortality survey offers an...

A MULTI-METHOD EXAMINIATION OF HOMICIDE INVESTIONATIONS ON CASE OUTCOMES By SHILA RENÉ HAWK December 1, 2015 Committee Chair: Dr. Dean Dabney Major Department: Criminal Justice and Criminology Approximately a third of homicide cases go unsolved each year. Research focused on understanding what affects homicide clearance rates is often methodologically underdeveloped and has produced mixed findi...