Homicide and Violent Crime by Mathieu Deflem

Author:Mathieu Deflem [Deflem, Mathieu]
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Published: 2018-08-22T00:00:00+00:00

Legal Factors and Seriousness of the Crime

Given the serious nature of the crime and the public attention it receives, an alternative view is that all homicides receive a thorough investigation, regardless of the individual views of particular investigators (Klinger, 1997; Puckett & Lundman, 2003). According to this perspective, it is the nature of the homicide itself that makes it more or less likely to lead to the identification and arrest of a suspect. For example, one of the most consistent findings in this literature is that homicides committed during the course of another felony are much less likely to be solved. This is likely due to the greater involvement of strangers in felony homicides, making it harder to identify a suspect. The high solve rate for cases involving child victims almost certainly reflects the fact that children are most often killed by a parent or other relative, thus increasing the chances the police will identify the perpetrator. The consistent findings in the literature regarding the impacts of the homicide location, weapon, and circumstances lend significant support to this explanation.

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