Exploring the Risk of Resulting in Homicide and Suicide in Spanish Missing Person Cases.

IF 1.6 3区社会学 Q2 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research Pub Date : 2023-03-13 DOI:10.1007/s10610-023-09536-y

Néstor García-Barceló, Miguel Ángel Alcázar Córcoles, Javier Revuelta Menéndez, Penny Woolnough, José Luis González Álvarez

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The study explores in depth the relationship between missing persons' psychosocial and criminological characteristics/circumstances and violent-fatal outcomes (suicide and homicide). A relational analytical explicative study of 929 cases and controls was designed using a retrospective and stratified design. Data gathering was conducted through the content analysis of judicial and police information, as well as the development of psychological autopsy techniques and semi-structured interviews with the persons involved in the missing person cases including offenders in prison. Bivariate and multivariate statistical techniques were utilised for analyses. The findings showed that there are different risk and protective factors which can distinguish between good state of health, suicide, and homicide outcomes. This research entails implications for prevention and police risk assessment system.

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探讨西班牙失踪人员案件中导致凶杀和自杀的风险。

该研究深入探讨了失踪人员的心理社会和犯罪学特征/情况与暴力致死结果（自杀和凶杀）之间的关系。采用回顾性和分层设计，对929例病例和对照组进行了关系分析解释性研究。通过对司法和警察信息的内容分析，以及开发心理尸检技术和对失踪人员案件中的涉案人员（包括狱中罪犯）进行半结构化访谈，收集了数据。采用双变量和多变量统计技术进行分析。研究结果表明，存在不同的风险和保护因素，可以区分健康状况良好、自杀和凶杀结果。这项研究对预防和警察风险评估系统具有启示意义。

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European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

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期刊介绍： The European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research is a peer-reviewed criminology journal, with an international and interdisciplinary focus. It welcomes submissions from Europe and well beyond, from different disciplines and traditions, where crime issues are connected to their socio-, psychological and economic contexts. The focus of its peer-reviewed coverage is on understanding crime trends in different geographical and socio-economic contexts, on presenting innovative crime prevention policies and practices, presenting innovative methodologies, and on following legislative and institutional change. The journal aims to strengthen the link between research and policies in the area of crime and justice, and welcomes submissions with a policy-related component.Discussion includes the trade-off between security and rights and ways to optimize the effectiveness of criminal justice systems with respect to human and civil rights. Recognizing that criminal justice systems are not the only method for dealing with crime, the journal also devotes attention to alternative policies and practices.Its four annual issues include one thematic issue and three that are open to various contributions.