Essays on Homicide

Homicide can be defined as the killing of a human being carried out by another with or without intent to kill them. Homicide is varying in natures with different types of it occurring under different circumstances, the most common form is murder, followed by manslaughter....

The crime homicide, specifically the category of murder, has been at the forefront of criminological studies for centuries. Identity implications for responding to the crime, and why the crime is committed will be explained through criminological theories from a theoretical perspective within this essay. In...

The Robert Farquharson case was one that shocked the entirety of Australia. Robert Farquharson was convicted of the murder of his children, Jai aged 10, Tyler aged 7 and Bailey aged 2 in Melbourne, Victoria on the 17th of December 2009. An unjust ruling to...

Child homicide occurs in consistent patterns across the UK and these patterns help professionals solve and prevent child homicide cases. The relationships between the victim(s) and the perpetrator(s) are found to more commonly be familial ties more often than stranger(s). Negligence is one of the...

Domestic homicide is a significant crime problem for Australia. The following essay will specifically dive into intimate partner femicide referring to case studies and presenting statistics in order to show the significance of this crime. An in-depth discussion of the motivations, causes, and responses of...

Chicago, one of America’s largest cities, has faced some of the most ferocious increases in violence, specifically in homicide rates. Many other U.S. cities have similar problems relating to homicide rates, such as New York and Los Angeles, but Chicago holds a unique standard especially...