Resource Tag: CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR

For the 2005 Railway Strategic Safety Plan, please see SIEC #2005-0705

This study was undertaken to determine health & social factors contributing to the risk of being murdered in the Swedish, predominantly Caucasian population. Suicide is included among the examined risk factors. The authors conclude that traumatic brain injury, physical abuse, alcohol dependence, & criminal recidivism conferred risk of being murdered. (25 refs)

This report investigates railway crime in its broadest context. The authors present details of the level of risk to passengers, the workforce, & members of the public from crime. Recent trends are identified in order to highlight areas of changing risk, which are affected by the changing behaviour of the public. The report also identifies […]

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For more information, please see SIEC #2005-0703

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Earlier research identified 3 typologies of Child Sex Offenders (CSO) with high rates of suicide. To test this finding suicide rates of CSO were compared in a 6-year cohort of regional suicides. The results show that suicide in “Multi-criminal” CSO is 12 times higher than the general population, but not statistically significant. More significantly, “Sex […]

The present study aimed to identify combinations of characteristics that are capable of identifying potential suicide victims among prisoners. Characteristics of 95 suicide victims in the Dutch prison system were compared with those of a random sample of 247 inmates in 10 jails. A combination of 6 characteristics (age 40+, homelessness, history of psychiatric care, […]

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Published in “The Suicidal Process: Challenges for Treatment and Prevention”

In this article, the authors build on previous discussions of the possible role of shame & guilt in sexual offending. They review the general psychological literature & conclude that the distinction between internal & external shame is an important one in considering sexual offenders. The effects of shame & guilt on victim empathy & relapse […]

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The occurrence of stressful life events was investigated among elderly suicide cases & population controls in Sweden. The authors found that somatic illness, family discord, & financial trouble were significant risk factors for suicide. Other risk factors were mental disorder, lower education, feelings of loneliness & previous suicide in the family. Protective factors included active […]

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Negative core issues related to abuse events, contexts, substance use, & current problems were explored in open-ended interviews with 20 female survivors of childhood abuse. Results include in-depth description of basic core beliefs, developmental core influences, and current core experiences. The authors found that most subjects were marginalized because of cocaine use, poverty, & ethnic […]