Socio-demographic and Mechanical Profiles of Malaysian Male Murderers: a Descriptive Study

International Journal of Biomedical Research

Geshina Ayu Mat Saat¹  Nadiah Syariani Md. Shariff²  Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin³  Azizah Othman⁴  Khaidzir Hj. Ismail⁵ 

[1] Forensic Sciences Programme, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan;Forensic Sciences Programme, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia;Forensic Sciences Programme, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia;School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan;School of Psychology and Human Development Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor

关键词: Malaysia;    mechanical profile;    male murderer;    socio-demographic profile;   

DOI  :  10.7439/ijbr.v5i2.470

学科分类：基础医学

来源: Scholar Science Journals

【 摘 要 】

Objectives: The present study aimed to reveal the socio-demographic and mechanical profiles of Malaysian male murderers.Methodology: An observational cross-sectional methodology was applied using guided self-administered survey among Malaysian male murderers. The present study significantly differs from other studies as the information on murder was obtained from the respective murderer rather than from autopsy reports, official statistics, newspapers, or legal reports. 71 male murderers from 11 Malaysian prisons participated in this study on a voluntary basis. The murderers were queried on various mechanical variables of murder including: motives, methods of killing, weapon usage, targeted body parts, murder settings, murder concealment, relationship with victims, precipitating factors and socio-demographic variables.Results: The emerged profiles were discussed in relation to murder, criminology and victimology contexts. In addition, the Malaysian male murderers profiles were compared with murder profiles from outside of Malaysia.Conclusion: The present study achieved the aim by documenting the socio-demographic and mechanical profiles of male murderers which may be beneficial to scholars, the public and enforcement officials.

【 授权许可】

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