Abstract
One of the extreme forms of domestic violence is honour killing and every year
hundreds of women become victims of honour killings around the world including
Pakistan. Many people give justifications for honour killing, such as societal
pressure, culture, traditions etc. The aim of the present study is to see whether
there is any relationship between criminal thinking and positive attitude towards
honour killing. To measure criminal thinking, the TCU-CTS (Urdu version) was used,
and a questionnaire was developed to assess people’s attitude towards honour
killing. Two samples were collected: one from incarcerated people which included
26 honour killers and 46 murderers and the second consisted of general population.
The results indicated that there was positive correlation between having a positive
attitude towards honour killing and criminal thinking. In addition to that a
significant difference was found between the attitudes of men and women towards
honour killing.
