en تخصصي Special پژوهشي Research Article <aside style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Arial; word-wrap: break-word; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 11px;"> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word; font-weight: 700;">Background:</span>&nbsp;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.</p> </aside> <aside style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Arial; word-wrap: break-word; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 11px;"> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word; font-weight: 700;">Objectives:</span>&nbsp;The present study aimed to determine the reasons and motivations to commit a murder from murderers&rsquo; point of view.</p> </aside> <aside style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Arial; word-wrap: break-word; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 11px;"> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word; font-weight: 700;">Patients and Methods:</span>&nbsp;It is a qualitative research making use of content analysis, conducting on 17 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.</p> </aside> <aside style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Arial; word-wrap: break-word; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 11px;"> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word; font-weight: 700;">Results:</span>&nbsp;In the end, five main contents were found: collective quarrel, honor killing, emotional dissatisfaction, lack of control on anger, and burglary.</p> </aside> <aside style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lato, Arial; word-wrap: break-word; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 11px;"> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; word-wrap: break-word; font-weight: 700;">Conclusions:</span>&nbsp;It seems that prevention of collective quarrel and control on anger could be helpful to decrease the murder rate in society.</p> </aside> Crime, Homicide, Qualitative Research 31 34 http://ajnpp.umsha.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-2-26&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mehdi Mirzaei Alavijeh 1003194753284600110 1003194753284600110 No Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, IR Iran Firoozeh Mostafavi 1003194753284600111 1003194753284600111 No Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran Mohammad Ahmadpanah 1003194753284600112 1003194753284600112 No Behavioral Disorders and Substance Abuse Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran Behzad Karami Matin 1003194753284600113 1003194753284600113 No Substance Abuse Prevention Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, IR Iran Mohamad Reza Amoei 1003194753284600114 1003194753284600114 No Applied Research Bureau of the Police, Kermanshah, IR Iran Farzad Jalilian f_jalilian@yahoo.com 1003194753284600115 1003194753284600115 Yes Substance Abuse Prevention Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, IR Iran