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2 results foundAuthor: Mamayek, Chae M. Title: Examining the Relationship between Weather and Homicide Summary: Despite broad interest in the relationship between weather and crime, few studies have been crime-specific and evaluated the relationship between weather and homicide. The present study draws from existing literature and examines the relationship between weather and homicide. A unique and rich data set of homicides known to the police in Newark, New Jersey is employed in answering the following research questions: (1) Is weather an important situational covariate in the occurrence of homicide, (2) given that a homicide occurs, is weather an important situational covariate of homicide once it is disaggregated by location (i.e. outdoor and indoor), and (3) is there a relationship between the number of homicide incidents and temperature? Results suggest that overall weather is not an important situational covariate as to whether or not a homicide occurs, where it occurs, or the number of incidents that occur. The theoretical, methodological, and policy implications are discussed. Details: East Lansing: Michigan State University, 2013. 63p. Source: Internet Resource: Thesis: Accessed March 20, 2018 at: https://d.lib.msu.edu/etd/1698 Year: 2013 Country: United States URL: https://d.lib.msu.edu/etd/1698 Shelf Number: 149538 Keywords: Climate Homicide TemperatureWeather |
Author: Gockel, Christine Title: Murder or Not? Cold Temperature Makes Criminals Appear to be Cold-Blooded and Warm Temperature to be Hot-Headed Summary: Abstract: Temperature-related words such as cold-blooded and hot-headed can be used to describe criminal behavior. Words associated with coldness describe premeditated behavior and words associated with heat describe impulsive behavior. Building on recent research about the close interplay between physical and interpersonal coldness and warmth, we examined in a lab experiment how ambient temperature within a comfort zone influences judgments of criminals. Participants in rooms with low temperature regarded criminals to be more cold-blooded than participants in rooms with high temperature. Specifically, they were more likely to attribute premeditated crimes, ascribed crimes resulting in higher degrees of penalty, and attributed more murders to criminals. Likewise, participants in rooms with high temperature regarded criminals to be more hot-headed than participants in rooms with low temperature: They were more likely to attribute impulsive crimes. Results imply that cognitive representations of temperature are closely related to representations of criminal behavior and attributions of intent. Details: San Francisco, California: Plos One, 2014. 6p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 11, 2019 at: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0096231&type=printable Year: 2014 Country: United States URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0096231 Shelf Number: 156943 Keywords: Murder Premeditated Murder Temperature |