Using data on the 46 suicides by youth younger than 16 in Los Angeles between 1996 and 1997, the authors discuss age, race, family situation, mental health, previous suicide attempts and drug and alcohol... read more >

The authors reviewed 108 Medical Examiner cases of suicide ages 11-17 and 358 cases ages 18-24 in Kentucky that occurred over the period 1993-2002. The major causes of death were the same for the two... read more >

The authors investigate the methods used of women suicides in Diyarbakir province, Turkey, between 1996 and 2001, using post mortem investigation and autopsy records. They found that 58% of suicides were... read more >

The authors examined the epidemiology and characteristics of all deaths from gunshot wounds for people younger than 19 years of age between 1996 and 2000 in New York using medical examiner’s reports... read more >

This study, designed to ascertain the relationship between substance abuse, drug selling, and lethal violence in adolescent male homicide offenders and their victims, utilized data from criminal justice... read more >

The authors examined the association between victim-offender relationship and three homicide variables: motive, weapon choice, and number of injuries inflicted, using medical examiner’s reports for intentional... read more >

The authors examined studies that researched threats, approaches, attacks, and assassinations of public figures in the U.S. They found that the motivations of perpetrators vary widely, but the concern... read more >

Using data from 7 independent samples taken from 9 studies, the author compiles and discusses the rates of stalkers’ threats followed by a violent act versus a violent act not preceded by threats. Most... read more >

The authors examined the psychiatric and neurological characteristics of accused murderers in the US, reviewing retrospective records of 270 pretrial detainees undergoing competency to stand trial and... read more >

The authors examined the impact of the Integrated Ballistics Identification System (IBIS) on the productivity of the Boston Police Department’s Ballistic Unit. IBIS maintains a computerized database of... read more >

From 1993-2002 there were almost 3000 suicides in Kentucky. Over 2/3 (67.5%) were from firearms. Of these, over ¾ (76.8%) were shots to the head. Of all suicide victims, 95% were white, and over 80%... read more >