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1Univerzitet Istocno Sarajevo, Medicinski fakultet Foca, Bosna i Hercegovina, Katedra za psihijatriju.
Medicinski Pregled
|November 12, 2009
Summary
This study analyzed violent and accidental homicides in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Violent murderers were linked to war involvement and destructiveness, while accidental cases involved drug abuse and anomy.
Area of Science:
- Criminology
- Forensic Psychology
- Sociology
Context:
- Homicidal behavior in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1997-2006).
- Comparison of violent versus accidental homicide perpetrators.
- Multicentric, retrospective study design.
Purpose:
- To assess differences between violent and accidental homicide offenders.
- Analyze sociodemographic and psychosocial factors differentiating offender groups.
- Investigate models of violence transmission.
Summary:
- Violent murderers: male, workers, gamblers, war involvement, higher destructiveness.
- Accidental murderers: family-oriented, drug abuse, anomy, psycho-traumatism.
- Key discriminators: war involvement, psychoticism, depression, destructiveness.
Impact:
- Highlights the micro-social model of violence transfer.
- Supports ecological-developmental trans-generation models of violence.
- Informs understanding of diverse homicide motivations and risk factors.
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