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Homicide Studies

Homicide Studies

Published in Association with Homicide Research Working Group
An Interdisciplinary & International Journal
Other Titles in:
Crime and Social Policy | Homicide

eISSN: 15526720 | ISSN: 10887679 | Current volume: 27 | Current issue: 2 Frequency: Quarterly
Homicide Studies is a high quality, multidisciplinary publication devoted to the dissemination of information concerning research, public policy, and applied knowledge relating to the study of homicide. Homicide Studies brings you the latest thinking and discussion in homicide studies aiding more effective public policies to help reduce and possibly prevent future homicides.

Interdisciplinary Scholarship

Bridging the gap between academic and practitioner, as well as between wide-reaching disciplines, Homicide Studies brings you papers from the following areas:

Criminology
Criminal Justice
Sociology
Psychology
Public Health Public Policy
Forensics
Medicine
Anthropology
Social Work
Geography
Law
Nursing
Political Science
History

Comprehensive Focus

Homicide Studies is essential reading for academic researchers, people involved in law and practice, and those involved in the development and evaluation of public policy. The journal publishes a wide range of current scholarship relating to homicide, including such topics as:

  • The effects of capital punishment in deterring homicides
  • Projected psychological profiles of serial killers and the match to actual offenders
  • Feminist theories of homicide
  • Cross-cultural and/or international comparisons of homicide research findings
  • Analyses of trends in homicide offending and victimization
  • The correlation between child abuse and homicidal tendencies
  • Evaluations of support groups for family members of homicide victims
  • Assessment of brain injury through child abuse among convicted homicide offenders
  • Determining predictors of lethal violence among couples with histories of domestic violence
  • Differentiating the dynamics of homicide and non-lethal assaults
  • Investigative techniques that enhance probabilities of offender identification
  • Methodological problems posed by decreasing homicide clearance rates


 

Homicide Studies is an interdisciplinary, international publication dedicated to the dissemination of empirical research addressing issues pertinent to the study of homicide.

Editor
Jesenia Pizarro Arizona State University, USA
Associate Editors
Lynn A. Addington Department of Justice, Law, and Criminology, American University, USA
Jay Corzine Department of Sociology, University of Central Florida, USA
Wendy Regoeczi Sociology and Criminology, Cleveland State University, USA
Jaclyn Schildkraut Department of Criminal Justice, State University of New York at Oswego
Daniel Semanza Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice, Rutgers University Camden, USA
M. Dwayne Smith Department of Sociology, University of South Florida, USA
April M. Zeoli Department of Health Management Policy, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, USA
Editorial Board
Millan AbiNader School of Social Policy & Practice, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Melissa Bemiller Department of Social Sciences, Augusta University, USA
Tricia Bent-Goodley Social Work, Howard University, USA
Carolyn Rebecca Block Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, USA
Fiona Brookman BSc (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice and Youth Sciences, University of South Walkes Prifysgol De Cymru
Myrna Dawson Department of Sociology & Anthropology, University of Guelph, Canada
Kate Fox School of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, USA
Emma E. Fridel College of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Florida State University, USA
Shila Hawk United States Attorney Northern District of Georgia
Karen Holt School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University, USA
Richard Hough Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology, East Tennessee State University, USA
Lin Huff-Corzine Department of Sociology, University of Central Florida, USA
John P. Jarvis Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, USA
Marieke Liem Leiden University, Netherlands
Ramiro Martinez School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Northeastern University, USA
Amy Nivette Department of Sociology, Utrecht University, Netherlands
Karen Parker Department of Sociology & Criminology, University of Delaware, USA
Amy Reckdenwald Department of Sociology, University of Central Florida, USA
Richard Rosenfeld Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of St.Louis Missouri, USA
D. Kim Rossmo School of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Texas State University, USA
Randolph Roth Department of History, Ohio State University, USA
Mateus Renno Santos Department of Criminology, University of South Florida, USA
Tanya L. Sharpe School of Social Work, University of Toronto, Canada
Greg S. Weaver Department of Sociology, Auburn University, USA
Kristen Zgoba Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida International University, USA
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  • Submissions for review by Homicide Studies should be empirically based, using quantitative or qualitative methods. Formats also may include theoretical papers, research summaries, and public policy reviews. Submissions of manuscripts dealing with violence as a generic issue are discouraged. Manuscripts that consider other areas of violent behavior are eligible for consideration if the central concern is the relationship between the violence and homicide. The Editor also welcomes proposals for Special Issues.

    Homicide Studies welcomes regular articles as well as research notes. Research notes are shorter than traditional articles, typically report on a specific finding or narrow issue, and include a short background section that places the study into context. Regular articles should not exceed 30 pages and research notes should not exceed 20 pages. Figures, tables and references count toward the overall page limit. Both articles and notes should begin with a brief abstract of about 100 words. Submissions should be typewritten, double-spaced, with footnotes, references, tables, and charts on separate pages. All manuscripts should follow the format specified in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition).

    Manuscripts will be sent out anonymously for editorial evaluation, so the author's name, affiliation, and contact information should be included on separate cover page. In addition, any references should be removed that may identify the author such as unpublished work by the author or other work closely associated with the author. If included, authors should anonymize these references by citing the work as “Identifying reference” and listing these sources as part of the cover letter to the Editor. These references should not be included in the Reference section.

    Submission of the manuscript for consideration by Homicide Studies implies that it has not been previously published and is not under consideration elsewhere. Submission also means that the substantive findings of the manuscript have not been published elsewhere and could not have been included in a previous publication.
     

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