Li Eriksson

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July 9, 2025

We interviewed 205 Australians convicted of murder and manslaughter. Alcohol’s role was alarming

Li Eriksson, Griffith University; Paul Mazerolle, Griffith University; Richard Wortley, UCL, and Samara McPhedran, Griffith University

The link between alcohol and homicide highlights the urgent need for early intervention and targeted prevention strategies.

Male victims are most likely to be killed by somebody they know – usually a friend or acquaintance. shutterstock

June 27, 2017

Men are killed at a greater rate than women in Australia – what can we do to reduce their risk?

Samara McPhedran, Griffith University and Li Eriksson, Griffith University

Even though males represent around half the population, they account for about two-thirds of Australian homicide victims.

Homicide-suicides are usually perpetrated by men who murder a current or former intimate partner. Lukas Koch/AAP

September 17, 2014

To prevent murder‑suicide we need to better understand offenders

Samara McPhedran, Griffith University; Li Eriksson, Griffith University, and Paul Mazerolle, Griffith University

Last week’s tragic deaths of the Hunt family, in what police are treating as a multiple homicide-suicide incident, have left a close-knit community in shock. It is always hard to understand why such events…

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We interviewed 205 Australians convicted of murder and manslaughter. Alcohol’s role was alarming

Men are killed at a greater rate than women in Australia – what can we do to reduce their risk?

To prevent murder‑suicide we need to better understand offenders

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