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Homicide Prevention and Intervention
Author(s) -
Allen Nancy H.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1943-278x.1981.tb00782.x
Subject(s) - homicide , intervention (counseling) , criminology , suicidology , criminal justice , public health , psychology , suicide prevention , economic justice , lethality , poison control , medicine , psychiatry , medical emergency , political science , nursing , law , biology , genetics
Homicide is defined a major public health problem, as well as a criminal justice problem. The direct implications of suicidology theory for the understanding and prevention of homicide are discussed. Specifically mentioned are the concepts of prevention‐intervention‐postvention; clues; lethality; the identification of high risk groups; and the psychological autopsy. The need for homicide‐prevention education is explored at levels ranging from a better informed public to more knowledgeable professionals.