Homicide as the first conviction: A retrospective cohort study

IF 2.7 2区 心理学 Q1 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Lana Bojanić, Alison Baird, Kosturika Ash, Jenny Shaw
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The association between previous convictions and perpetrating homicide has been previously described but little is known about the characteristics of homicide offenders without previous convictions. By utilizing the unique database on homicide offenders held by the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health, this study aimed to describe the sample of homicide perpetrators in England and Wales who have committed homicide as their first offense based on their sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Compared with those with previous convictions, homicide offenders without previous convictions were more likely to be female and a member of an ethnic minority group. More of those without previous convictions belonged to the youngest (<25) and oldest (>55) age groups and were more likely to kill somebody family member or a spouse. Schizophrenia and other delusional disorders as well as affective disorders were more prevalent in those without previous convictions as were mental illness/insanity as a circumstance in homicide, but those without previous convictions were less likely to have been in previous contact with mental health services. There are clear sociodemographic and clinical differences between homicide perpetrators with and without previous convictions. Implications of these findings are discussed.

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首次定罪的凶杀案:一项回顾性队列研究。
先前已经描述了前科与杀人之间的联系,但对没有前科的杀人罪犯的特征知之甚少。通过利用国家自杀与心理健康安全机密调查所拥有的关于凶杀案罪犯的独特数据库,本研究旨在描述英格兰和威尔士的凶杀案罪犯样本,这些罪犯根据其社会人口统计和临床特征将凶杀作为初犯。与有前科的人相比,没有前科的凶杀案罪犯更有可能是女性和少数民族成员。更多没有前科的人属于最年轻(55岁)的年龄组,更有可能杀害家人或配偶。精神分裂症和其他妄想障碍以及情感障碍在那些没有前科的人中更为普遍,精神疾病/精神错乱是杀人案中的一种情况,但那些没有前科的人以前接触过心理健康服务的可能性较小。有前科和无前科的凶杀案罪犯之间存在明显的社会人口统计学和临床差异。讨论了这些发现的含义。
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Aggressive Behavior
Aggressive Behavior 医学-行为科学
CiteScore
4.90
自引率
3.40%
发文量
52
审稿时长
>12 weeks
期刊介绍: Aggressive Behavior will consider manuscripts in the English language concerning the fields of Animal Behavior, Anthropology, Ethology, Psychiatry, Psychobiology, Psychology, and Sociology which relate to either overt or implied conflict behaviors. Papers concerning mechanisms underlying or influencing behaviors generally regarded as aggressive and the physiological and/or behavioral consequences of being subject to such behaviors will fall within the scope of the journal. Review articles will be considered as well as empirical and theoretical articles. Aggressive Behavior is the official journal of the International Society for Research on Aggression.
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