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Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams were introduced into the USA in the 1990s. This paper explores the potential use of such teams in Australia and analyses the effectiveness of death review teams of this type. This paper was used as... more
This paper was written by Deborah Richardson and Rachel Kosa for the BJA Homicide Investigation Improvement Project, Police Executive Research Forum. Clifford Karchmer served as Project Director
El Protocolo de Bogotá sobre calidad de los datos de homicidio para América Latina y el Caribe establece una serie de criterios técnicos, cuyo cumplimiento refleja que esos datos presentan un elevado grado de validez, fiabilidad y... more
América Latina y el Caribe presentan actualmente las tasas de homicidio más altas del mundo, tanto en relación a su población como en números absolutos. En algunos países, las tasas de violencia armada superan aquellas de países en... more
Many studies in social sciences have suggested different approaches to explain violent crime in society, such as the heat hypothesis that more violence is associated to hot weather. However, these approaches provide a partial explanation... more
As leis e portarias municipais restringindo o horário de funcionamento dos bares têm contribuído para colocar a segurança pública e o problema da criminalidade na pauta dos debates em todo o país, como jamais visto em períodos sem crimes... more
This report concerns the review of a domestic violence homicide situation that was the subject of case No. 2892 / 15.9JAPRT of the Comarca of Porto Este, whose final decision resulted from a judgment of the Court of Appeal of Porto,... more
The culture of honor as the best explanation for the high rates of criminal homicide in Pernambuco: A comparative study with 160 convicts and non-convicts Monica G. T. Campello de Souza, Bruno Campello de Souza, Wofgang Bilsky, & Antonio... more
This paper aims to discuss the existence of a geography of crime and violence in the city of Curitiba, and the possible influences on the production of segregated spaces. In the third millennium violence in urbanized areas has alarmed... more
Resumo: Este trabalho tem por objetivo analisar duas dessas legislações de cariz demagógico, drogas ilícitas e armas de fogo, com ênfase para o Estado do Rio Grande do Norte. O artigo se valerá do método hipotético-dedutivo a partir da... more