Serial Murder

Hickey, Eric W.

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“…Jenkins (1994), citing a number of other authors, reports that case studies have recently focused on women who have murdered family members and intimates, patients or those in their care, or have murdered together with a male partner. Hickey (2006) reports that the gender ratio among serial killers (approximately 83% male) is less pronounced for murder generally (approximately 90% male); this contrasts with the prevailing view that women are not serial killers (e.g., Holmes & DeBurger, 1988).…”

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confidence: 81%

“…Although many researchers define serial murder as a minimum of three to four victims (e.g., Douglas, Burgess, Burgess, & Ressler, 1992;Hickey, 2006), this would exclude several of the offenders in this sample. Broadening the definition of serial murder to include a minimum of two separate homicides with a "cooling off" period retains the element of intent and further incorporates women (e.g., Schurman-Kauflin, 2000;Scott, 2005).…”

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“…Unlike with male serial murderers, few researchers have studied the female serial murderer in great depth. For example, serial killer expert Eric Hickey (2006) offers one of the most comprehensive studies of female serial murderers; however, Hickey does not include complete data on offender convictions or sentences (e.g., executed or commuted sentences) or statistical analysis of the data. Furthermore, Hickey's section on team offenders does not include unusual partnerships, such as cases of females who commit crimes with male offenders for reasons of survival.…”

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“…International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 55(1) noted, Hickey (2006) also provides a broad-based examination of male, female, and team serial murderers and their victims.…”

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“…The research literature was explored to generate a comprehensive list of male-female partnered serial and solo female serial homicide offenders; research literature provided the majority of names of female serial murderers (e.g., Hickey, 2006;Scott, 2005;Vronsky, 2007). Criminal Justice Abstracts (http://www.csa.com), an electronic criminology database, was used in gathering research literature on serial murder.…”

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Female Serial Murderers: Directions for Future Research on a Hidden Population

Gurian

2009

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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This comprehensive overview on a sample of 65 cases (134 total offenders, including some partnered teams of more than 2 offenders) provides information on female serial murderers who either work in a mixed-sex offending group or alone. These female serial homicide offenders have a distinct set of offender-victim characteristics, including specific victim preferences, methods, and motivations: Partnered serial homicide offenders are more likely to target adult strangers and dispatch them using a combination of methods, whereas solo female serial murderers are most likely to target adult family members and murder them with poison. These patterns have the potential to add to our understanding of the possible similarities and differences of serial homicide cases by building on established offender characteristics. Convictions and sentences for the offenders are included and areas of future research and implications for treatment with this sample are also explored.

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2009

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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The role of social and cognitive processes in children's adjustment to community violence.

Kliewer¹,

Lepore²,

Oskin³

et al. 1998

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

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This study examined associations of community violence exposure and psychological well-being among 99 8-12 year old children (M = 10.7 years) using home interviews with mothers and children. Both moderators and mediators of the links between violence exposure and well-being were tested. After demographics and concurrent life stressors were controlled for violence exposure was significantly associated with intrusive thinking, anxiety, and depression. Regression analyses indicated that intrusive thinking partially mediated associated between violence exposure and internalizing symptoms. Planned comparisons revealed that violence exposure had the strongest effect on well-being among children with low social support or high levels of social strains. Furthermore, children with high levels of intrusive thinking were most likely to show heightened internalizing symptoms when they had inadequate social support.

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Impact of Firearm Surveillance on Gun Control Policy: Regression Discontinuity Analysis

Post¹,

Mason²,

Singh³

et al. 2021

JMIR Public Health Surveill

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Background Public mass shootings are a significant public health problem that require ongoing systematic surveillance to test and inform policies that combat gun injuries. Although there is widespread agreement that something needs to be done to stop public mass shootings, opinions on exactly which policies that entails vary, such as the prohibition of assault weapons and large-capacity magazines. Objective The aim of this study was to determine if the Federal Assault Weapons Ban (FAWB) (1994-2004) reduced the number of public mass shootings while it was in place. Methods We extracted public mass shooting surveillance data from the Violence Project that matched our inclusion criteria of 4 or more fatalities in a public space during a single event. We performed regression discontinuity analysis, taking advantage of the imposition of the FAWB, which included a prohibition on large-capacity magazines in addition to assault weapons. We estimated a regression model of the 5-year moving average number of public mass shootings per year for the period of 1966 to 2019 controlling for population growth and homicides in general, introduced regression discontinuities in the intercept and a time trend for years coincident with the federal legislation (ie, 1994-2004), and also allowed for a differential effect of the homicide rate during this period. We introduced a second set of trend and intercept discontinuities for post-FAWB years to capture the effects of termination of the policy. We used the regression results to predict what would have happened from 1995 to 2019 had there been no FAWB and also to project what would have happened from 2005 onward had it remained in place. Results The FAWB resulted in a significant decrease in public mass shootings, number of gun deaths, and number of gun injuries. We estimate that the FAWB prevented 11 public mass shootings during the decade the ban was in place. A continuation of the FAWB would have prevented 30 public mass shootings that killed 339 people and injured an additional 1139 people. Conclusions This study demonstrates the utility of public health surveillance on gun violence. Surveillance informs policy on whether a ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines reduces public mass shootings. As society searches for effective policies to prevent the next mass shooting, we must consider the overwhelming evidence that bans on assault weapons and/or large-capacity magazines work.

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Serial Murder

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Female Serial Murderers: Directions for Future Research on a Hidden Population

Female Serial Murderers: Directions for Future Research on a Hidden Population

The role of social and cognitive processes in children's adjustment to community violence.

Impact of Firearm Surveillance on Gun Control Policy: Regression Discontinuity Analysis

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