RT Article
T1 Homicidal Ideation in a Sample of Capital Murderers: Prevalence, Morbidity, and Associations With Homicide Offending
JF Homicide studies
VO 28
IS 4
SP 468
OP 486
A1 Burgason, Kyle
A2 Caudill, Jon
A2 DeLisi, Matt
A2 Trulson, Chad R.
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1906275904
AB Homicidal ideation is an important, but understudied construct in criminological research. Unfortunately, previous investigations into homicidal ideation are limited by reliance on small convenience samples, larger correctional samples with limited access to the most serious and violent criminal offenders, and single-item measures of the central construct. The current study improves and extends existing research by examining the link between three unique measures of homicidal ideation spanning its frequency, chronicity, and severity on murder and attempted murder among an enriched sample of death-sentenced prisoners in California. Many individuals in these data have extensive criminal careers and multiple homicide offenses. Homicidal ideation frequency and severity were significantly associated with both murder and attempted murder convictions, homicidal chronicity had null effects. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
K1 condemned offender
K1 Psychopathology
K1 Murder
K1 Homicide
K1 homicidal ideation
DO 10.1177/10887679221126502