The purpose of this paper is to begin to explore whether and how the use of detection avoidance (DA) by offenders leads to a so called “dark figure” of unsolved homicides that have been mis/unclassified.,Australian Coronial data and inquest findings are used to examine how DA impacts on determining homicide, and cases remaining unsolved.,Results show DA behaviours perpetrated by offenders may be catalysed by other challenges, and may lead to homicides being mis/unclassified and unsolved. Findings indicate there is a small dark figure of mis/unclassified homicides which eventually become known and investigated as homicides in Australia. The number of unsolved homicides may be greater than official data reveals, due to some cases remaining mis/unclassified.,Results are likely to underestimate the prevalence of mis/unclassified homicides due to the invisibility of cases and the difficulty establishing rules to include suspected but unproven homicides. The variable nature and impact of DA behaviours also limits results, along with jurisdictional differences in Coronial data.,This discussion explains DA behaviours impact on determining and investigating homicide and the necessity of future research.,Mis/unclassified homicides as unsolved homicides have not been discussed previously. This discussion is the first to conceptualise mis/unclassified homicides as a dark figure of unsolved cases, and the first to attempt to gauge the problem.

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在澳大利亚避免发现和误/未分类，未解决的凶杀案

本文的目的是开始探索罪犯是否使用侦查回避（DA）以及如何导致被误解/未分类的未解决的凶杀案的所谓“黑暗数字”。澳大利亚的冠状数据和调查结果是结果显示，罪犯所犯的DA行为可能会受到其他挑战的催化，并可能导致凶杀案被误解/未分类和解决。调查结果表明，在误杀/未归类的凶杀案中，有一小段黑暗的身影，这些凶杀案最终在澳大利亚广为人知并被调查为凶杀案。由于某些案件仍然存在误解/未分类，未解决的凶杀案数量可能大于官方数据显示的数量。由于案件不可见，以及难以建立包括可疑但未经证实的凶杀规则的结果，因此结果很可能低估了误杀/未归类的凶杀的发生率。DA行为的可变性质和影响也限制了结果，同时也限制了冠状动脉数据的管辖范围差异。本文讨论了DA行为对确定和调查凶杀行为的影响以及未来研究的必要性。前面讨论过。这次讨论是第一个将误杀/未归类的凶杀概念化为未解决案件的黑暗人物的讨论，也是第一个试图解决问题的尝试。以及在冠状动脉数据方面的管辖权差异。，此讨论解释了DA行为对确定和调查凶杀行为的影响以及未来研究的必要性。误解/未归类的凶杀案为未解决的凶杀案，以前没有讨论过。这次讨论是第一个将误杀/未归类的凶杀概念化为未解决案件的黑暗人物的讨论，也是第一个试图解决问题的尝试。以及在冠状动脉数据方面的管辖权差异。，此讨论解释了DA行为对确定和调查凶杀行为的影响以及未来研究的必要性。误解/未归类的凶杀案为未解决的凶杀案，以前没有讨论过。这次讨论是第一个将误杀/未归类的凶杀概念化为未解决案件的黑暗人物的讨论，也是第一个试图解决问题的尝试。