Murder and Motivation: A Qualitative Study

Background: Murder is considered as the worst crime in all societies. It might be accomplished suddenly based on previous resolution, effect of stimuli, or due to a mental condition. Objectives: The present study aimed to determine the reasons and motivations to commit a murder from murderers’ point of view. Patients and Methods: It is a qualitative research making use of content analysis, conducting on ۱۷ male imprisoned murderers. Participants were selected through goal based sampling to gain data saturation among prisoners in central prison of Kermanshah. Deep individual and semi-structured interviews were conducted using general questions designed as interview guide. In the meantime, personal satisfaction, information privacy, liberty to leave the study, and moral commitment of the interviews were observed. Results: In the end, five main contents were found: collective quarrel, honor killing, emotional dissatisfaction, lack of control on anger, and burglary. Conclusions: It seems that prevention of collective quarrel and control on anger could be helpful to decrease the murder rate in society.

کلیدواژه ها:

Crime ، Homicide ، Qualitative Research