RT Article
T1 Exploring the Social Context of Instrumental and Expressive Homicides: An Application of Qualitative Comparative Analysis
JF Journal of quantitative criminology
VO 15
IS 1
SP 1
OP 21
A1 Miethe, Terance D. 1953-
A2 Drass, Kriss A.
LA English
YR 1999
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764280164
AB Using data from the UCR's Supplementary Homicide Reports, the methodof qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) is used to examine whetherinstrumental and expressive homicides are similar or unique in their socialcontext (i.e., combinations of offender, victim, and situationalcharacteristics). Instrumental and expressive homicides are found to haveboth common and unique social contexts, but the vast majority of homicideincidents involve combinations of individual and situational factors thatare common in both general types of homicides. Among subtypes ofinstrumental (like rape, prostitution, robbery murders) and expressivehomicides (like lovers' triangles, brawls, and arguments), there iswide variability in their prevalence of unique and common components. Afterdiscussing these results, the paper concludes with illustrations of how QCAmay be used in other areas within criminology.
K1 Social Context
K1 expressive motives
K1 instrumental motives
K1 qualitative comparative analysis
K1 Homicide
DO 10.1023/A:1007550704282