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homicide

vr.tr.homicide · ACT.ACT

Let an agent handle homicide as a legal and public health subject: explain classifications neutrally, route immediate danger to emergency services, support bereaved people and witnesses, present statistics with sources, and never facilitate harm.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle homicide as a legal and public health subject: explain classifications neutrally, route immediate danger to emergency services, support bereaved people and witnesses, present statistics with sources, and never facilitate harm.

The killing of one person by another, encompassing unlawful killings such as murder and manslaughter, lawful killings such as justified self-defence and lawful acts of state, and legally regulated categories such as assisted dying where permitted; homicide is defined and classified by criminal law, investigated by police and studied in criminology and public health, and is described here only at the legal, statistical, prevention and support level.

What it is for: A category of law, public safety and public health.

It can be explain legal classifications in general terms; route danger and threats to emergency services; find support for bereaved families and witnesses; present homicide statistics and prevention with sources.

Distinguishing features

Death caused by another person

Lawful or unlawful

Graded by intent

Criminal and public health subject

What it looks like

Not physical; a legal category documented in law, records and statistics.

How it is recognised

Killing of a person by another

Classified by intent and lawfulness

Accidental death without another person involved is not homicide

Related models

is a kind of - category

killing

is a kind of - category

violent death

is investigated by - authority

police station

is related to - right to life

human rights

In practice

Families and kinds

murder

manslaughter and culpable homicide

justifiable homicide such as self-defence

extrajudicial killings (human rights context)

regulated assisted dying where lawful

Standards and regulation

National criminal codes

ICCPR article 6 on the right to life

UN Minnesota Protocol on investigating potentially unlawful death

Failure modes and hazards

Facilitating violence

Graphic or sensational content

Prejudging guilt or legal outcomes

Also called

assisted dying in AustraliaLey de fugasvoluntary manslaughteraggravated robbery with felony murderextra-judicial killingstrangulation homicidediminished responsibilityEncounter killing by policesexual homicidemurder of prostitutespoliticidemagnicideintimate partner homicideconiugicidehomicide by firearmthird-degree murderhonor killingtsujigiriparricidehonor crimes in the Islamic worldkiri-sute gomenHonour killing in Pakistancontumacysiblicidediscordavunculicidefamilicideprolicideassisted dyingdeprivation of rights under color of law resulting in deathinsurance killingdemocidekilling of journalistmeretricidepedicidedeliberate homicidegendercideInternet homicidePurushamedhaSurma

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Emergency Immediate danger.

Safety first.

Danger

Threat to life.

Danger

Threat to life.

  1. Is someone in immediate danger of being killed or seriously harmed, including by themselves? boundary
  2. Should emergency services or a crisis line be contacted now? action

Decline

No facilitation.

Decline

Limits.

  1. Does the request seek help to harm or kill someone, or to evade investigation? boundary
  2. How should the agent refuse and, where there is risk, route to authorities? action
Law Legal classification.

Law defines homicide.

Categories

Kinds of homicide.

Categories

Categories.

  1. How does the law here classify homicide by intent and circumstances, in general terms? provenance
  2. Is the user asking for legal advice on a specific case? boundary

Process

Investigation and trial.

Process

Process.

  1. How are suspected homicides investigated and prosecuted, in general terms? provenance
  2. Are accused people described as accused rather than guilty until conviction? boundary
Support After a death.

Support exists.

Bereaved

Families and friends.

Bereaved

Bereaved.

  1. Which support services exist for people bereaved by homicide here? provenance
  2. What practical help with inquests and media exists? provenance

Witnesses

Witnesses and victims.

Witnesses

Witnesses.

  1. How can a witness report information safely? action
  2. Which protections and support apply? provenance
Prevention Public health.

Prevention works.

Statistics

Rates and trends.

Statistics

Statistics.

  1. What do official statistics say about homicide rates and trends here? provenance
  2. How comparable are figures across countries? boundary

Programmes

Prevention programmes.

Programmes

Prevention.

  1. Which prevention approaches have evidence, according to public health bodies? provenance
  2. How are contested topics such as assisted dying described neutrally with attribution? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each legal category be a separate entry?
  • How should crime statistics be linked?
  • How should support services be localised?
Draft as JSON