Lange termijn trends in doodslag. Theoretische overdenkingen en Nederlands bewijsmateriaal, 15de-20ste eeuw

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Long-Term Trends in Homicide. Theoretical Considerations on the Netherlands Based on Materials from the Fifteenth to the Twentieth Centuries. Analyzes contextual evidence, specifically, coroners' reports, on long-term murder rates in the Netherlands over the fifteenth-twentieth centuries, with attention to: (1) impulsive planned violence; and (2) ritual vs instrumental violence. In Amsterdam, there occurred a decline from 47 homicides per 100,000 population in the mid-fifteenth century to 1.00-1.25 per 100,000 by the early 1800s. Although inconclusive, contextual evidence suggests a decline in impulsive violence and an increase in tension-related homicides of intimates, circa 1750. 4 Tables, 62 References. Adapted from the source document.