NCJ Number
25000
Journal
AUSTRLIAN JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES Volume: 7 Issue: 2 Dated: (DECEMBER 1974) Pages: 76-83
Date Published
1974
Length
8 pages
Annotation
THIS PAPER ADDRESSES THE ISSUES OF HOMICIDE CAUSATION AND WHETHER GUN CONTROL WOULD RESULT IN A REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF HOMICIDES.
Abstract
DATA ARE PRESENTED SHOWING THAT FOUR OF FIVE KILLINGS IN NEW SOUTH WALES INVOLVED FRIENDS, SPOUSE, LOVER, FAMILY MEMBERS OR NIEGHBORS, THUS FAILING TO SUPPORT THE STRANGER-TO-STRANGER THEORY. THE QUESTION IS RAISED AS TO WHETHER MURDERERD HAVE 'A SINGULAR INTENT TO KILL THEIR VICTIMS'. THE AUTHOR BELIEVES THAT THEY DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE THIS INTENT, THUS THE THEORY THAT SUBSTITUTE WEAPONS WOULD BE USED AS PARTIALLY DISCARDED.