RT Article
T1 Integrating the Literature on Lethal Violence: A Comparison of Mass Murder, Homicide, and Homicide-Suicide
JF Homicide studies
VO 26
IS 2
SP 123
OP 147
A1 Fridel, Emma E.
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1800608683
AB Although mass murder is traditionally examined as a separate construct from homicide generally, few studies have explored their similarities and differences. This study compares the incident, victim, and offender characteristics of: (1) mass murderers and homicide offenders; and (2) mass murder-suicide offenders and homicide-suicide perpetrators. Mass murderers are more likely to be male; commit suicide; kill young, white, and female victims; use firearms; co-offend; operate in public places; and kill as part of drug trafficking and/or gang warfare. The analysis demonstrates that mass murderers are distinct from both homicide and homicide-suicide perpetrators, and represent a unique type of violent offender.
K1 data merging
K1 Mental Illness
K1 homicide-suicide
K1 Mass Murder
DO 10.1177/10887679211002889