RT Article
T1 Firearms, Violence-Related Injuries, and Victimization Profiles: An Approach Using Cluster Analysis
JF Journal of interpersonal violence
VO 36
IS 13/14
SP 6512
OP 6530
A1 Ferreira, Alysson Vinicius Porto
A2 de Macedo Bernardino, Ítalo
A2 Santos, Luzia Michelle
A2 Nóbrega, Lorena Marques
A2 Barbosa, Kevan Guilherme Nóbrega
A2 d’Avila, Sérgio
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1760355615
AB The aim of this study was to characterize the profile of nonlethal victims of urban violence by firearms and to describe traumas suffered by victims, according to a medical–legal and forensic perspective. A cross-sectional and exploratory study was conducted at the Center of Forensic Medicine and Dentistry in northeastern Brazil. The sample consisted of 233 victims of urban violence by firearm who presented some type of trauma. Descriptive and multivariate statistics using cluster analysis (CA) were performed. The TwoStep Cluster method was chosen to characterize the profile of victims. The night shift (56.8%) and the period corresponding to Saturdays (20.0%) and Sundays (20.4%) concentrated the largest number of occurrences. Cases of trauma in more than one region of the body simultaneously prevailed (31.8%). Based on the CA results, the formation of two clusters with distinct victimization profiles was verified. Cluster 1 was mostly characterized by younger single victims who suffered violence by firearm in the urban area perpetrated by an unknown perpetrator, resulting in greater occurrence of isolated upper and lower limb traumas. In contrast, Cluster 2 consisted essentially of older, married, or stable-union victims who experienced firearm violence in the suburban area, perpetrated by a known aggressor, resulting in greater occurrence of multiple traumas, that is, affecting several regions of the body at the same time. These findings reveal different risk groups for urban violence by firearms and traumas, contributing to the planning of strategies with emphasis on health care, prevention, and promotion.
K1 Public Health
K1 Criminology
K1 Forensic Medicine
K1 Wounds and injuries
K1 Violence
K1 Firearms
DO 10.1177/0886260518817786