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psychology of homicide  

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  • Computed across a lifespan of 75 years, there is a 1 in 200 chance that an individual in the United States will be murdered. The frequency of homicide and this startlingly high statistic warrant more concerted efforts to research the psychological underpinnings motivating homicide. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Homicide, Psychology of]

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