This study analyzes postmortem records from 260 homicide cases autopsied by the Department of Forensic Medicine in Rome from 2000 to 2014. The victims were mainly males (74%) and young (61% aged from 21 to 50 years). Although the victims were mostly Italians, the number of foreign victims (33%) has increased since 1990, primarily due to immigration. The offenders frequently used firearms (39%), particularly in multiple murders. An increase in blunt (20%) and sharp force (32%) weapons was also seen. The primary crime scene was residential (42%), and the head was the most frequently injured body region. Male victims occurred frequently in the context of organized crime (7.6%). In family or intimate-sexual relationships, women were the majority of victims (8%). Forensic pathologists play an important role during investigation. They should consider all the information available to them, including autopsy information, crime scene information, and crime investigation data.
Intentional homicide: a fifteen-year study (2000-2014) at the department of forensic medicine, university of Rome "Sapienza" / Cipolloni, Luigi; Besi, Livia; Baldari, Benedetta; La Russa, Raffaele; Frati, Paola; Fineschi, Vittorio. - In: JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES. - ISSN 0022-1198. - 64:1(2020), pp. 103-111. [10.1111/1556-4029.14162]
Titolo: | Intentional homicide: a fifteen-year study (2000-2014) at the department of forensic medicine, university of Rome "Sapienza" | |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2020 | |
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Citazione: | Intentional homicide: a fifteen-year study (2000-2014) at the department of forensic medicine, university of Rome "Sapienza" / Cipolloni, Luigi; Besi, Livia; Baldari, Benedetta; La Russa, Raffaele; Frati, Paola; Fineschi, Vittorio. - In: JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES. - ISSN 0022-1198. - 64:1(2020), pp. 103-111. [10.1111/1556-4029.14162] | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11573/1307994 | |
Appartiene alla tipologia: | 01a Articolo in rivista |
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