Forensic jurisprudence of violence: Examining cause and consequence.

Abstract

Objective: This study is being conducted to highlight etiology of violence and what remedial measures can be adopted to alleviate law and order scenario. Study Design: Retrospective Observational study. Setting: Medicolegal Clinic of Emergency Department, Mayo Hospital Lahore. Period: January 1^st 2024 to 31^st December 2024. Method: A Retrospective observational study was conducted of cases reported in medicolegal clinic of Mayo Hospital Lahore in year 2024, including all physical assault, sexual assault and poisoning cases. Age, gender, occupation and educational status were the prime variables which were included in the study. Data was analyzed in IBM SPPS version 26.0 with cross tabulation and Pearson-Chi Square test was applied for significance value and correlation. Results: Total number of cases reported were 2233, of which 78.2% were male and only 21.8% were female, and 89.2% were of age of majority and 10.8% were of less than 18 years of age. Crime cases reported in the summer peaked up to 72% with a decline of violence tendency in the winter season with only 28% criminal activity. Pearson Chi-Square and Likelihood Ratio depict strength of association between categorical variables suggesting a stronger association of adults and violence with labor class most inclined to be aggressive followed by job oriented personnel. An extremely low p-value of 0.000 shows statistical significance of association. Conclusion: Violence is an unspoken unwelcome element of human life yet it needs to be addressed for remedial purposes. Education of the masses and awareness regarding the aftermath of a temporary bout of outburst can have lasting impact over one’s life especially the medicolegal, police and court proceedings which can have multiple burdens over an already busy lifestyle of any individual.