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D. Seifert , A. Lambe, S. Anders, K. Pueschel, A. Heinemann 188 2009 46 51Forensic Science International ( ) –
Quantitative analysis of victim demographics and injury characteristics at a metropolitan Medico-Le
gal Center
L aw enforcement often requests e xperts in forensic medicine to com
plete the evidence collection in cas es of aggravated assault and other
vi ol ent cri mes
F orensic medical experts conduct a physical exam
• written and photographic d ocumentation of any injuries• securing and storing of any trace evidence found on the victims
• the victim receives contact inf ormation and
Objective
Q uantitative analysis of the data collected was the
extraction of specific injur y characteristics from sam
ple population.
A correlation was demonst rated between injury typol ogies and four possible pe
rpetrator–victim constellations.
Selection criteria February 1st, 2003 until December 31st, 2005
Sample populations : 3 0 7 4 victims
S tandardized questionnaire w as completed for 2 7 3 3 vic
tims (8 8 .9 %) 1 4 years andolder females : 1700 62( %)
males : 1033 38( %)
Forensic documentation and examined
• B asic demographics of victim• P erson or age
ncy filing report• H istory of event• F orm of violence
• P ossible substance abuse by v ictim and/or perpetrator
• O bjective assessmentof injuries• C - onsistency or non consistency with history• D ocumentation of additional services provided
• S ervices provided by coop erating partners
Victim–perpetrator constellation categories
Intimate partner violence
Interpersonal violence
Stranger violence
Miscellaneous violent crimes
Intimate partner violence
1Group A -Perpetrator is current or ex part
- ner, current or ex husband/wife, c - urrent or ex intimate partner
Exclusion: sexual assault or abuse
Group A2 -Perpetrator is current or (ex) pa
- rtner, current or ex husband/wife, - current or ex intimate partner
Inclusive of nonconsensual sexu al activity (assaultor abuse)
Interpersonal violence
Group B1 Perpetrator is family member,
workcolleague, acquaintance, class mate, neighbor
Exclusion: sexual assault or abuse
Group B2 Perpetrator is family member,
workcolleague, acquaintance, class mate, neighbor
Inclusive of nonconsensual se xual activity (assault or abuse)
Stranger violence
Group C1 Violent conflicts occurring in di
scos, bars, traffic, on the street, between strangers
Group C2 Sexual assault or abuse agains t adults perpetrated by strangers
Group C3 Robbery
Miscellaneous violent crimes
Group D Perpetrator and motive for
violent crime unknown due t o victim being unconscious o r incoherent at time of exam
Victim–perpetrator relationship
D : not classified 5%
A1 : intimate violence(exclusive sex, assault) 26%
A2 : intimate violence(sex assault) 5%
B1: family / acquaintance(exclusive sex, assault) 20%B2: family / acquaintance
( sex assault) 9%
C1: foreigner: aggression 21%
C2: foreigner: sex assault6%
C3: foreigner: robbery 8%
Characteristics of victim–perpetrator constellations
/ % / % ( / . . )
1 733A : intimate violence 686 936. % 47 64 350112. % . / .
2 123 122 992 1 08 327120A : intimate violence:sa . % . % . / .
1 548 249 454 299 546 330169B : family/acquaintance . % . % . / .
2 234 227 970 7 30 250109B : family/acquaintance:sa . % . % . / .
C1: foreigner:aggression 571 142 24.9% 429 751. % 315119. / .
C2: foreigner:sa 171 167 97.7% 4 2.3% 29.8/13.0
C3: foreigner:robbery 216 63 29.2% 153 70.8% 36.5/16.7 : 1 3 7 4 4 3 2 .1 % 9 3 6 7 .9 % 3 8 .8 /1 7 .3
2733 1700 622 1033 378 329140Total . % . % . / .
Category N NNNNNNNNNN NNN N NNNNNN NNNNN N ( % )
( %) (; /..)
1A : intimate violence 2A : intimate violence:sa 1B : family/acquaintance
2B : family/acquaintance:sa C1: foreigner:aggression
C2: foreigner:sa C3: foreigner:robbery
NN NNN NNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
66.9 2.05/2.80 19.6/44.971.1 1.77/3.71 30.1/43.172.3 2.19/3.14 18.4/38.4
87.1 1.43/4.58 46.2/52.972.0 2.04/3.02 22.6/52.778.3 0.75/1.09 40.4/54.381.0 2.12/3.24 14.8/40.471.1 2.19/3.35 22.6/53.5
77.8 1.94/3.16 23.8/46.5
Category
1A : intimate violence 140/17.6% - - 81.6% - 2A : intimate violence:sa - - - - -
1B : family/acquaintance 100/12.6% - - - -
2B : family/acquaintance:sa 128/16.1% - 13/23.6% - - C1: foreigner:aggression 189/23.7% - - - -
C2: foreigner:sa - 21/23.6% - - - C3: foreigner:robber - - - - 30.6%
NN NNN NNNNNNNNNN - - - - -
Substance abuse
NNNNNNNi l l egal
Cause of injury
N NNNNNNNmedicationswith
NNNNNNNNNN
Blunt force traumaCategory
1A : intimate violence
2A : intimate violence:sa
1B : family/acquaintance
2B : family/acquaintance:sa C1: foreigner:aggression
C2: foreigner:sa C3: foreigner:robbery
NN NNN NNNNNNNNNN
N NNN NNNN N NNNNNN N NNN 57.8 52.8% 16.0% 14.2%
27.6 25.2% 8.1% 9.8%
57.8 50.5% 19.3% 11.5%
17.1 15.4% 3.8% 11.1% 57.3 51.7% 15.1% 4.9%
25.7 21.6% 5.8% 9.4% 64.8 56.0% 22.7% 8.8% 52.6 41.6% 28.5% 5.8%
Blunt force traumaCategory
1A : intimate violence
2A : intimate violence:sa
1B : family/acquaintance
2B : family/acquaintance:sa C1: foreigner:aggression
C2: foreigner:sa C3: foreigner:robbery
NN NNN NNNNNNNNNN
Head and neck Back Upper limbs Lower limbs
9.0% 17.2 52.9% 35.5%
4.1% 11.4 44.7% 42.3%
8.0% 11.1 37.8% 23.0%
3.4% 11.1 28.2% 23.9% 3.5% 8.4 32.0% 23.5% 4.1% 11.7 26.9% 26.9%
6.5% 8.8 33.8% 21.3% 3.6% 17.2 36.5% 32.8%
Absence of injuries
V ictims of sexual assault or abuse r esulting from interpersonal violenc
e (48.3%,p < .01,GroupB2) than for al l other groups.
- Self inflicted injuries
2.5% of the total number of victims (47 women and 4 men).
Number of injured body regions accordin g to victim–perpetrator constellation.
- Injuriesconsi stent or non consi stent wi thvi c tim’s stated history of events
Conclusion
• I ntimate partner violence pr oduces a characteristic injury pattern in the victim, specifica
lly blunt force trauma to the head and neck
• V ictims of intimate partner viol ence reported injuries to signific antly more body regions and experie nced more severe injuries than v
ictims in all other groups
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