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Unravelling the Homicide Drop: Disaggregating a 25-Year Homicide Trend in the Netherlands
The Western homicide drop is a known fact, but the reasons behind the drop have so far mainly focused on macro explanations. In this study, we argue that to understand the homicide drop, it is necessary to first explore whether the drop is general or specific. We do this by examining the subtypes of...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8212898/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34177120 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10610-021-09489-0 |
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author | Aarten, Pauline G.M. Liem, Marieke C.A. |
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description | The Western homicide drop is a known fact, but the reasons behind the drop have so far mainly focused on macro explanations. In this study, we argue that to understand the homicide drop, it is necessary to first explore whether the drop is general or specific. We do this by examining the subtypes of homicide together with perpetrator and victim demographic characteristics. This study seeks to describe the nature and scope of homicidal violence in the period 1992–2016 in the Netherlands, disaggregating by subtype of homicide, and perpetrator and victim gender constellation and age. In doing so, we make use of the Dutch Homicide Monitor. Findings show that the Dutch homicide drop is significantly related to homicides resulting from disputes and robberies and intimate partner homicides. The gender constellation and age distribution in all homicide types are further explored. This study highlights the importance of disaggregating data by subtype in unravelling the homicide drop. |
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spelling | pubmed-82128982021-06-21 Unravelling the Homicide Drop: Disaggregating a 25-Year Homicide Trend in the Netherlands Aarten, Pauline G.M. Liem, Marieke C.A. Eur J Crim Pol Res Article The Western homicide drop is a known fact, but the reasons behind the drop have so far mainly focused on macro explanations. In this study, we argue that to understand the homicide drop, it is necessary to first explore whether the drop is general or specific. We do this by examining the subtypes of homicide together with perpetrator and victim demographic characteristics. This study seeks to describe the nature and scope of homicidal violence in the period 1992–2016 in the Netherlands, disaggregating by subtype of homicide, and perpetrator and victim gender constellation and age. In doing so, we make use of the Dutch Homicide Monitor. Findings show that the Dutch homicide drop is significantly related to homicides resulting from disputes and robberies and intimate partner homicides. The gender constellation and age distribution in all homicide types are further explored. This study highlights the importance of disaggregating data by subtype in unravelling the homicide drop. Springer Netherlands 2021-06-18 2023 /pmc/articles/PMC8212898/ /pubmed/34177120 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10610-021-09489-0 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Article Aarten, Pauline G.M. Liem, Marieke C.A. Unravelling the Homicide Drop: Disaggregating a 25-Year Homicide Trend in the Netherlands |
title | Unravelling the Homicide Drop: Disaggregating a 25-Year Homicide Trend in the Netherlands |
title_full | Unravelling the Homicide Drop: Disaggregating a 25-Year Homicide Trend in the Netherlands |
title_fullStr | Unravelling the Homicide Drop: Disaggregating a 25-Year Homicide Trend in the Netherlands |
title_full_unstemmed | Unravelling the Homicide Drop: Disaggregating a 25-Year Homicide Trend in the Netherlands |
title_short | Unravelling the Homicide Drop: Disaggregating a 25-Year Homicide Trend in the Netherlands |
title_sort | unravelling the homicide drop: disaggregating a 25-year homicide trend in the netherlands |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8212898/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34177120 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10610-021-09489-0 |
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