Homicide

Epidemiologists Wilkinson and Pickett address the issue of inequality with a purely empirical question: among the wealthier… (More)

BACKGROUND The U.S. population of former prison inmates is large and growing. The period immediately after release may be… (More)

This study investigated the relationship between psychopathy and the characteristics of criminal homicides committed by a sample… (More)

BACKGROUND People with mental illness are at great risk of suicide, but little is known about their risk of death from other… (More)

CONTEXT In February 1994, the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act established a nationwide requirement that licensed firearms… (More)

The possibility that homicides can spread from one geographic area to another has been entertained for some time by social… (More)

In comparisons among Chicago neighbourhoods, homicide rates in 1988-93 varied more than 100-fold, while male life expectancy at… (More)

BACKGROUND It is unknown whether keeping a firearm in the home confers protection against crime or, instead, increases the risk… (More)

Homicide is an extreme manifestation of interpersonal conflict with minimal reporting bias and can thus be used as a conflict… (More)

Unlike most other causes of death, homicide has been increasing in the United States, especially since the mid-1960s. Its impact… (More)