Homicidios intencionales en la salud. Un tema huérfano de la seguridad asistencial / Intentional homicides in health. An ignored topic in healthcare security / Homicídios dolosos em saúde. Uma questão órfã de segurança de saúde

Resumen: Los homicidios intencionales cometidos por los trabajadores sanitarios durante el desempeño de sus tareas son eventos muy poco frecuentes. Su importancia reside en que a través de su análisis se exponen las debilidades estructurales y funcionales de los sistemas de salud. Sus efectos nocivos no se limitan a las víctimas y sus familias, sino que resulta dañada la confiabilidad del sistema sanitario en su conjunto. El presente artículo resume las características de estos ataques, haciendo énfasis en las estrategias de la seguridad asistencial que pueden interceptar a los ofensores.

Abstract: Intentional homicides committed by health workers in the course of their duties are very rare events. Its importance resides in the fact that the structural and functional weaknesses of health systems are exposed through its analysis. Moreover, their harmful effects are not limited to the victims and their families, since the reliability of the health system as a whole is damaged. This article summarizes the characteristics of these attacks, emphasizing the strategies of healthcare security that can intercept offenders.

Resumo: Homicídios dolosos cometidos por profissionais de saúde no exercício de suas funções são eventos muito raros. A sua importância reside no fato de, através da sua análise, expor as fragilidades estruturais e funcionais dos sistemas de saúde. Seus efeitos nocivos não se limitam às vítimas e suas famílias, e faz com que a confiabilidade no sistema de saúde como um todo fique prejudicada. Este artigo resume as características desses ataques, enfatizando as estratégias de segurança da saúde que podem interceptar os infratores.

Defining and Explaining Serial Murders in the United States / 대한법의학회지

Serial murder cases in the United States, due to the fact they are rare in numbers and each case has complex nature of the crime, have presented challenges to law enforcement officers and investigators. Academic scholars also have faced obstacles explaining causes of murder within a specific theoretical framework. A steadily rising number of serial murders in recent years prompted this paper to examine the nature of serial murders and their causes in search of answers to questions of ‘who they are’ and ‘why they commit such crimes’ Reviewing research studies on serial murder and/or empirical tests of typology of serial murder provided a mixed results and presented a difficulty of classifying serial murders into mutually exclusive categories.