TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Homicide victim/offender relationship in Florida Medical Examiner District 8
JO  - Journal of forensic sciences
A1  - Drawdy, Shuala M.
A1  - Myers, Wade C.
SP  - 150
EP  - 154
VL  - 49
IS  - 1
N2  - This study examined the correlations between victim/offender relationship and three variables: motive, weapon choice, and number of injuries inflicted. Empirical relationship and motive categories were used. The sample consisted of 57 intentional homicide cases from Florida Medical Examiner District 8 between the years 1992 and 1996. Relationships were divided into primary and secondary categories. Primary relationships included intimates, relatives, and friends; secondary relationships included acquaintances and strangers. Motives were classified as romantic dispute, argument/conflict, revenge, or felony type; weapons as firearm or contact; and number of injuries inflicted as single or multiple. A significant correlation was found between victim/offender relationship and homicide motive; however, the revenge and felony type motive categories did not differ. Unexpectedly, no correlation was found between victim/offender relationship and either weapon choice or number of injuries inflicted. Further study is needed of the interactions between homicide victim/offender relationship and motive, weapon selection, and number of injuries inflicted.
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SN  - 0022-1198
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -