Open AccessAcceptance of killing and homicide rates in nineteen nations
Author(s) -
Alfred L. McAlister
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
european journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1464-360X
pISSN - 1101-1262
DOI - 10.1093/eurpub/ckl007
Subject(s) - homicide , demography , suicide prevention , geography , poison control , psychology , medicine , sociology , environmental health
International variation in homicide rates may be attributable to cultural differences in acceptance of moral justifications for killing. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationships between measures of attitudes towards the justification of killing and homicide rates in diverse international populations.
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