title: Forensic aspects in domestic homicide.
abstract: The aim of the study was investigation of specific forensic aspects in offenders involved in domestic homicide cases in regard to sociodemographic and psychosocial variables and modalities of the offense. The research was conducted at the Department of Forensic Psychiatry in Neuropsychiatric Hospital "Dr. Ivan Barbot" in Popovaca, Croatia. The sample in this study consisted of domestic homicide group (N = 162). The results showed certain characteristics within the group of domestic homicide offenders. Generally speaking the offenders in domestic homicide cases were often married and were living in their families. Moreover, they were brought up in families with both parents and they had history of regular military service. Furthermore, offenders in domestic homicide cases were less involved in intervention from social services with rare history of home runaway and substance abuse during adolescence. Finally, the same group of offenders was less often had mothers or close friends with antisocial personality disorder but had frequent language and speech problems during adolescent period. In regard to the victims of domestic homicide they were often aged females. The offenders usually commit crime in their living space, either in the house or in the apartment. Based on these findings we conclude there are certain specific characteristics in the domestic homicide cases compared to homicide in general.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatric Hospital Dr. Ivan Barbot, Popovaca, Croatia.
authors.forename: Drazen
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kovacević
authors.forename: Tija
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zarković-Palijan
authors.forename: Sanja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Radeljak
authors.forename: Dunja
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marinović
authors.forename: Elizabeta Dadić
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Hero
authors.forename: Tajana Ljubin
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Golub
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017523:Croatia / Q000453:epidemiology; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006708:Homicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult