The book by Croatian criminologist Anna-Marie Getoš Kalac, published by Springer, researches homicides in six Balkan countries.
“Violence in the Balkans – First findings from the Balkan Homicide Study” contains empirical data from 2,073 case files in Croatia, Hungary, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Romania and Slovenia, analysing information on 2,416 perpetrators and 2,379 victims.
The book says homicides mostly occur in towns and least in cities, including the capitals of those six countries.
Murders generally occur between intimate partners and family members, while in attempted murders the victim and the perpetrator most…
