To Kill or Not to Kill? Lethal Outcomes in Injurious Attacks

Bibliographic Data

ID9681291
AuthorsR B Felson (0000-0001-6761-6190, University at Albany, State University of New York, corresponding author), F Messner (0000-0003-2825-2616, University at Albany, State University of New York)
Year1996
Volume34
Issue4
Pages519-545
Publication date1996-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCriminology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0011-1384 • E-ISSN: 1745-9125
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1745-9125.1996.tb01218.x
OpenAlexW2015069463
LanguageEN
Citations received46
References cited21

This research explores the utility of the notion of lethal intent for understanding the outcomes of injurious attacks. We suggest that assailants sometimes kill rather than merely injure victims to avoid either retaliation or criminal prosecution. We hypothesize that, for these tactical reasons, offenders will be more likely to kill when they have no accomplices, when their victims are male or black, and when the victim can identify them. These hypotheses are tested with a merged data set containing information on homicides and nonlethal victimizations involving robbery, rape, and pure assault. The results of multiple logistic regression analyses are largely consistent with theoretical expectations

Computer security · Criminology · Logistic regression · Medical emergency · Poison control · Set (abstract data type · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses

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