The relationship between homicides reported by printed media and official records in Costa Rica, and a test of the Duntley-Buss Biological Model of Murde
Studies about homicides in Costa Rica have not been systematic and have dealt mostly with homicide rates, mode of death, identity of victims and murderers, place and time of death, and relationship with drugs. None dealt with biological models of homicide. The goals of this study were to compare press reports with official statistics, to evaluate several hypotheses about when homicides occur and to analyse the Costa Rican murder scene from the point of view of the Duntley & Buss biological model. We recorded all homicides mentioned in two Costa Rican newspapers (La Nación and Diario Extra) from January 1 through December 31, 2008 and extracted the corresponding statistical data from the Costa Rican Judicial Branch for comparison. Both newspapers reported data that were in agreement with official statistics. Our hypothesis that mortality was higher in the months with long holidays was rejected. Men have a higher probability of dying from fire weapon wounds and women from smothering. Limón province has a higher homicide rate, as do Colombian, Panamanian and Nicaraguan immigrants. All our results are in agreement with the Duntley & Buss biological model.KEY WORDSScientific model of murder, Latin American security scene, crime in Central America, biological causes of murder, sexual strategies.
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oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article1372022-09-02T02:22:31Z The relationship between homicides reported by printed media and official records in Costa Rica, and a test of the Duntley-Buss Biological Model of Murde Mónge-Nájera, Julián Vega Corrales, Karla Studies about homicides in Costa Rica have not been systematic and have dealt mostly with homicide rates, mode of death, identity of victims and murderers, place and time of death, and relationship with drugs. None dealt with biological models of homicide. The goals of this study were to compare press reports with official statistics, to evaluate several hypotheses about when homicides occur and to analyse the Costa Rican murder scene from the point of view of the Duntley & Buss biological model. We recorded all homicides mentioned in two Costa Rican newspapers (La Nación and Diario Extra) from January 1 through December 31, 2008 and extracted the corresponding statistical data from the Costa Rican Judicial Branch for comparison. Both newspapers reported data that were in agreement with official statistics. Our hypothesis that mortality was higher in the months with long holidays was rejected. Men have a higher probability of dying from fire weapon wounds and women from smothering. Limón province has a higher homicide rate, as do Colombian, Panamanian and Nicaraguan immigrants. All our results are in agreement with the Duntley & Buss biological model.KEY WORDSScientific model of murder, Latin American security scene, crime in Central America, biological causes of murder, sexual strategies. Los estudios sobre homicidios en Costa Rica no ha sido sistemáticos y se han ocupado sobre todo de tasas de homicidio, el modo de muerte, identidad de las víctimas y asesinos, lugar y hora de la muerte y relación con las drogas. Ninguno ha considerado los modelos biológicos de homicidio. El objetivo de este estudio fue comparar los informes de la prensa con las estadísticas oficiales, para evaluar varias hipótesis acerca de cuándo se producen los homicidios y analizar el asesinato en Costa Rica desde el punto de vista del modelo biológico de Duntley & Buss. Registramos todos los homicidios mencionados en dos periódicos de Costa Rica (La Nación y Diario Extra) del 1 de enero al 31 de diciembre de 2008 y los comparamos con las estadísticas oficiales del Poder Judicial. Ambos diarios informaron de manera coherente con las estadísticas oficiales. Rechazamos nuestra hipótesis de que la mortalidad era mayor en los meses con muchos días libres. Los hombres tienen una mayor probabilidad de morir por arma de fuego y las mujeres por asfixia provocada. La Provincia de Limón tiene una tasa de homicidios más alta, al igual que los inmigrantes colombianos, panameños y nicaragüenses. Todos los resultados están de acuerdo con el modelo biológico de Buss y Duntley.PALABRAS CLAVEModelo científico del asesinato, seguridad en América Latina, delincuencia en América Central, causas biológicas del asesinato, estrategias sexuales. Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Costa Rica 2012-06-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/137 10.22458/urj.v4i1.137 UNED Research Journal; Vol. 4 No. 1 (2012); 93-99 UNED Research Journal; Vol. 4 Núm. 1 (2012); 93-99 1659-441X 1659-4266 eng https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/137/29 |
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Studies about homicides in Costa Rica have not been systematic and have dealt mostly with homicide rates, mode of death, identity of victims and murderers, place and time of death, and relationship with drugs. None dealt with biological models of homicide. The goals of this study were to compare press reports with official statistics, to evaluate several hypotheses about when homicides occur and to analyse the Costa Rican murder scene from the point of view of the Duntley & Buss biological model. We recorded all homicides mentioned in two Costa Rican newspapers (La Nación and Diario Extra) from January 1 through December 31, 2008 and extracted the corresponding statistical data from the Costa Rican Judicial Branch for comparison. Both newspapers reported data that were in agreement with official statistics. Our hypothesis that mortality was higher in the months with long holidays was rejected. Men have a higher probability of dying from fire weapon wounds and women from smothering. Limón province has a higher homicide rate, as do Colombian, Panamanian and Nicaraguan immigrants. All our results are in agreement with the Duntley & Buss biological model.KEY WORDSScientific model of murder, Latin American security scene, crime in Central America, biological causes of murder, sexual strategies. |
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