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    Patterns of Female Homicide Victimization in Western Europe
    (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2024-06-14)
    Liem, Marieke
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    Aarten, Pauline
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    Granath, Sven
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    Kivivuori, Janne
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    Langlade, Aurelien
    Recent years witnessed an increase in attention to femicide, or the killing of women because of their gender. Prior empirical studies have drawn attention to the prevalence of female homicide victimization, but most have been unable to give a detailed overview of the specific contexts in which women are killed, and to what extent female homicide victimization is unique, i.e., in that it differs from male victimization. This exploratory study aims, first, to map the nature and scope of female homicide in six European countries: Denmark, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland; and, secondly, to compare female homicide victimization with male homicide victimization. Using data from a new uniform homicide recording system, the European Homicide Monitor, this study allowed for unique crosscountry comparisons and a detailed breakdown by victim-offender relationship, and type of homicide. Results indicated that female homicide victimization rates remained relatively stable during the last decade, with a narrowing gender gap. Furthermore, results reflected substantial heterogeneity in the context in which women were victimized. Finally, female homicide victimization differs in many respects from male victimization, but overlaps do exist. Such heterogeneity, and possible overlaps with male victimization call for differential approaches.
    Type:journal article
    Journal:International Criminology
    Volume:4
    Issue:2
    DOI:10.1007/s43576-024-00127-3
    URI:https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/122038
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    Firearm Homicides in Europe: A comparison with non-firearm homicides in five European countries
    (2023)
    Katharina Krüsselmann
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    Pauline Aarten
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    Sven Granath
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    Janne Kivivuori
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    Nora Markwalder  
    Detailed, comparative research on firearm violence in Europe is rare. Using data from the European Homicide Monitor, this paper presents the prevalence and characteristics of firearm homicides in Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland between 2001 and 2016. Furthermore, we compare firearm to nonfirearm homicides to assess the degree of uniqueness of firearms as modus operandi. We find that the firearm homicide rate varies across our sample of countries. We also identify two country profiles: in Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden, most firearm homicides take place in public and urban areas, involving male victims and perpetrators. In these countries, the use of firearms in homicides is largely concentrated in the criminal milieu. In Finland and Switzerland, firearms are mostly used in domestic homicides, with a higher share of female victims. We explore these findings in relation to firearm availability in each country.
    Type:journal article
    Journal:Global Crime
    Volume:24
    Issue:2
    URL:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17440572.2023.2211513
    DOI:10.1080/17440572.2023.2211513
    URI:https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/117355
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    Homicide drop in seven European countries: General or specific across countries and crime types?
    (SAGE Publications, 2022)
    Karoliina Suonpää
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    Janne Kivivuori
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    Pauline Aarten
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    Andri Ahven
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    Sven Granath
    This study examines homicide trends in seven European countries-Denmark, Estonia, Finland, the Netherlands, Scotland, Sweden and Switzerlandall of which manifested a substantial drop in homicide mortality between 1990 and 2016. By using data from the European Homicide Monitor, a coding scheme created to enable crosscountry comparisons, combined with the national cause-of-death statistics, we explore generality versus specificity of the homicide drop. We examine changes in the demographic structure of victims and offenders and disaggregate homicides by different subtypes of lethal incidents, such as family-related homicides referring to conflicts between family members, and criminal milieu homicides occurring in the context of robberies, gang-related conflicts or organised crime. Results point to the generality of the drop: in most of the countries studied, the declining trend included all homicide types. The overall decline in homicide mortality was driven mostly by the decline in male victimisation and offending. In most of the countries, the gender distribution of victims and offenders changed only slightly during the study period, whereas the development of the distribution of homicide types manifested greater diversity. Our findings illustrate the benefits of disaggregated analyses in comparative homicide research.
    Type:journal article
    Journal:European Journal of Criminology
    Volume:21
    Issue:1
    DOI:10.1177/14773708221103799
    URI:https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/121491
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    Heimliche Verurteilungen: Empirische Erkenntnisse und konventionsrechtliche Bedenken zur fiktiven Zustellung von Strafbefehlen
    (2021)
    Jascha Mattmann
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    Eschle, David
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    Rader, Franziska
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    Simone Walser  
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    Thommen, Marc
    Type:journal article
    Journal:Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Strafrecht
    URI:https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/121490
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    Übersetzung von Strafbefehlen - "Wo chiemte mer hi?"
    (2020)
    Marc Thommen
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    Simone Walser  
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    Eschle, David
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    Kuratle, Selma
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    Zimmermann, Fabienne
    Übersetzung von Strafbefehlen-«Wo chiemte mer hi?», sui generis 2020, S. 453 Prof. Dr. iur. Marc Thommen, Ordinarius für Strafrecht und Strafprozessrecht unter Einschluss des Wirtschafts-und Verwaltungsstrafrechts, Universität Zürich
    Type:journal article
    Journal:sui generis
    DOI:10.21257/sg.156
    URI:https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/121488
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    Homicide clearance in Western Europe
    (2019)
    Marieke Liem
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    Suonpää, Karoliina
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    Lehti, Martti
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    Kivivuori, Janne
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    Granath, Sven
    This study provides an overview of homicide clearance in four West European countries: Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. Using data from the European Homicide Monitor, employing similar definitions and uniform coding schemes, this study allowed for unique crosscountry comparisons in factors influencing differences in homicide clearance rates. Findings based on homicides occurring in the period 2009-14 revealed overall low homicide rates in all countries, with a wide variety in homicide clearance rates, ranging from 77 percent in the Netherlands to 98 percent in Finland. Results further showed that both event-based as well as victim-based characteristics significantly influenced the likelihood of homicide clearance, suggesting that homicide clearance rates can, for a large part, be attributed to the prevalent types of homicide in each of these European countries.
    Type:journal article
    Journal:European Journal of Criminology
    Volume:16
    Issue:1
    DOI:10.1177/1477370818764840
    URI:https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/121485
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    Motor Processes in Children's Mental Rotation
    (2009)
    Frick, Andrea
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    Daum, Moritz
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    Simone Walser  
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    Mast, Fred
    and-conditions-of-access.pdf This article may be used for research, teaching and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, redistribution , reselling , loan or sub-licensing, systematic supply or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden. The publisher does not give any warranty express or implied or make any representation that the contents will be complete or accurate or up to date. The accuracy of any instructions, formulae and drug doses should be independently verified with primary sources. The publisher shall not be liable for any loss, actions, claims, proceedings, demand or costs or damages whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with or arising out of the use of this material.
    Type:journal article
    Journal:Journal of Cognition and Development
    Volume:10
    Issue:1-2
    DOI:10.1080/15248370902966719
    URI:https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/121483
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    Developmental changes in the interference of motor processes with mental rotation
    (2005)
    Frick, Andrea
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    Daum, Moritz
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    Simone Walser  
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    Mast, Fred
    Preceding studies with adult human subjects revealed that motor activities can influence mental rotation of body parts (e.g., hands) and abstract shapes. In this study, we investigated the influence of a rotational hand movement on mental rotation performance from a developmental perspective. Five-, eight-, and eleven-year-olds and adults were given a mental rotation task while they simultaneously rotated their hand (guided by a handle) about the same axis. The direction of the manual rotation was either compatible or incompatible with the direction of the mental rotation. As a baseline, children and adults performed the mental rotation task without concurrent hand movement. Response times increased with increasing stimulus orientation angle, indicating that subjects of all age groups used mental rotation to perform the task. Older age groups showed shorter response times. A differential influence of the direction of manual rotation on mental rotation was found for five-yearolds and eight-year-olds, but not for eleven-year-olds and adults. These results suggest that the ability to dissociate motor from visual mental processes increases with age.
    Type:journal article
    Journal:Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society
    Volume:27
    URI:https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/121484