Gibbs Van Brunschot, ErinLee, Winnifred2021-12-232021-12-232021-12-21Lee, W. (2021). An Examination of Homicide Clearance in Canada (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.http://hdl.handle.net/1880/114236While there is fear over homicide, crime statistics reveal that homicides are generally on the decline in Canada and have one of the highest clearance rates among other types of crimes (Moreau, 2018). However, recent years also show that unsolved homicide rates are increasing, with no clear explanation behind the recent trends. Studies examining the factors affecting homicide clearance reveal contradictory findings, particularly the role that victim’s characteristics play in homicide clearance. This thesis explores how victim, accused, and situational/incident characteristics affect clearance outcome and the speed in which homicide cases are cleared through using 1991-2015 data from the Homicide Survey. My results indicate that many factors influence homicide clearance, and that victim, accused, and situational/incident characteristics must be considered when examining homicide clearance.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.homicidehomicide clearancecrime trendstheory of lawstatistical analysisEducation--Social SciencesEducation--Sociology ofCriminology and Penologymaster thesis10.11575/PRISM/39477