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  • Understanding homicide in Australia: Exploring perpetrator accounts

    Author(s)
    Mazerolle, Paul
    Eriksson, Li
    Wortley, R.
    Johnson, H.
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Mazerolle, Paul J.
    Eriksson, Li L.
    Year published
    2015
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    Abstract
    Of all crimes, homicide arguably has the most extreme consequences. It has devastating effects for the victim's family, where experiences of severe loss and emotional distress are common (Hardesty, Campbell, Mcfarlane & Lewandowski, 2008; Peterson Armour, 2002). It has been estimated that more than one in five immediate family members affected by homicide go on to develop homicide-related post-traumatic stress disorder (Amick-McMullan, Kilpatrick & Resnick, 1991). Further, although homicides are rare events when compared against the large volume of non-lethal assaults, the impact of lethal violence on the criminal justice ...
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    Of all crimes, homicide arguably has the most extreme consequences. It has devastating effects for the victim's family, where experiences of severe loss and emotional distress are common (Hardesty, Campbell, Mcfarlane & Lewandowski, 2008; Peterson Armour, 2002). It has been estimated that more than one in five immediate family members affected by homicide go on to develop homicide-related post-traumatic stress disorder (Amick-McMullan, Kilpatrick & Resnick, 1991). Further, although homicides are rare events when compared against the large volume of non-lethal assaults, the impact of lethal violence on the criminal justice system is considerable. In Australia, approximately 2800 men and women are currently serving custodial sentences for homicide and related offences (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2011b) at a significant cost to society. Es.ti.mates suggest that monetary costs associated 'With homicide are over five million US dollars per offence (Delisi, Kosloski, Sween, Hachmeister, Moore & Drury, 2010). Moreover, the overall health related impacts associated with both non-lethal and lethal violence represent a significant cost to the community (VicHealth, 2004). Given the significance of these events for families and the general community, there is an increasing need to examine and understand the various opportunities for preventing homicide events.
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    Book Title
    Preventing violence in Australia: Policy, Practice and Solutions
    Publisher URI
    http://www.federationpress.com.au/bookstore/book.asp?isbn=9781862879942
    Subject
    Criminology not elsewhere classified
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/130747
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