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Homicide–Suicides in Fiji: Offense Patterns, Situational Factors, and Sociocultural Contexts
Author(s) -
Adinkrah Mensah
Publication year - 2003
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 - 10.1521/suli.33.1.65.22791
Subject(s) - homicide , situational ethics , sociocultural evolution , psychology , criminology , medical emergency , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , medicine , social psychology , sociology , anthropology
Although there is growing literature on lethal violence in developing nations, homicide–suicides have rarely been studied. Addressing this issue, this paper analyzes all homicide–suicides that occurred in Fiji between 1982 and 1992. The study's results are consistent with prior research in Western developed nations, demonstrating that homicide–suicides constitute a minuscule proportion of all homicides, occur primarily between intimate relations, are precipitated by intrafamilial discord, and occur in the domestic setting. Contrary to prior research, however, perpetrators of homicide–suicide were equally divided between men and women and no firearms were utilized.