Female perpetrated intimate partner homicide: Indigenous and non-Indigenous offenders

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabella Voce ◽  
Samantha Bricknell
Keyword(s):  
Substance Misuse ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Monitoring Program ◽  
Criminal Activity ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Intimate Partner Homicide ◽  
Violent Relationships ◽  
Court Records

The current study was commissioned by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to examine the role of offender characteristics, historical circumstances and situational factors in female perpetrated intimate partner homicide, and how these factors may differ between Indigenous and non-Indigenous offenders. The sample is based on 115 female intimate partner homicide offenders recorded in the National Homicide Monitoring Program between 2004 and 2014, with additional supplementary data from police, coronial and court records. The findings highlight that, while the immediate circumstances within which female perpetrated intimate partner homicides occur are varied, offenders are often involved in violent relationships, and have backgrounds of criminal activity, unemployment and substance misuse.

Homicide in Australia 2017-18

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha Bricknell
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Monitoring Program ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Homicide Rate ◽  
Intimate Partner Homicide ◽  
Australian Capital Territory ◽  
National Data ◽  
Australian Capital ◽  
Australian State

The National Homicide Monitoring Program (NHMP) is Australia’s only national data collection on homicide incidents, victims and offenders. This report describes the 196 homicide incidents recorded by Australian state and territory police (except Australian Capital Territory) between 1 July 2017 and 30 June 2018. During this 12-month period there were 202 victims of homicide and 213 identified offenders. All but two incidents involved a single victim and offender and three-quarters of homicide victims knew the offender. The intimate partner homicide rate for women was 0.33 per 100,000, the lowest rate recorded since the commencement of the NHMP in 1989–90.

scholarly journals Intimate Femicide: The Role of Coercive Control

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly Johnson ◽  
Li Eriksson ◽  
Paul Mazerolle ◽  
Richard Wortley
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Battered Woman ◽  
Risk Assessments ◽  
Sexual Assaults ◽  
Intimate Partner Homicide ◽  
Intimate Partners ◽  
Coercive Control ◽  
Policy Responses

Severe and escalating violence is cited as a precursor to intimate partner homicide and figures prominently in risk assessments and domestic violence death reviews. Drawing on interviews from the Australian Homicide Project with a sample of men convicted of killing intimate partners, we examine the backgrounds of perpetrators and the contexts in which the killings occurred and find that fully half report no physical or sexual assaults against their partners in the year prior to the homicide. These results raise important questions about assessments of risk and the typification of the “battered woman” on which many policy responses rely.

scholarly journals The Intersection of Firearms and Intimate Partner Homicide in 15 Nations

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
April M. Zeoli ◽  
Rebecca Malinski ◽  
Hannah Brenner
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Situational Factor ◽  
Surveillance Systems ◽  
Intimate Partner Homicide ◽  
Weapon Use ◽  
Cross National

Intimate partners commit approximately one in three homicides against women worldwide. Little is known about situational factors that contribute to intimate partner homicides (IPH) and how they may differ across nations. This article provides a cross-national exploration of one situational factor, the use of firearms in the commission of homicides, and considers whether nations have laws designed specifically to keep firearms out of the hands of batterers. We conducted a systematic search of peer-reviewed research and governmental and nongovernmental reports for data on weapon use in IPH. Data were located for 15 nations and subnational areas, which varied from firearms being involved in no IPHs in Fiji to 59% in Antalya, Turkey. Seven nations have legislation that addresses gun ownership as it relates to those who have been charged with, convicted of, or show a propensity toward the commission of intimate partner violence. These laws vary in whether domestic violence is a factor considered in whether to allow firearm ownership or whether it served to disqualify ownership. Due to the small number of nations for which data on weapon use in IPH were located, we did not conduct any hypothesis testing. There is a need for detailed homicide surveillance systems among nations so that researchers can explore the epidemiology of these homicides and ultimately identify opportunities for intervention.

The Role of Acculturation in the Relation Between Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Misuse Among IPV-victimized Hispanic Women in the Community

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052096713
Author(s):  
Miranda E. Reyes ◽  
Nicole H. Weiss ◽  
Suzanne C. Swan ◽  
Tami P. Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Substance Misuse ◽  
Hispanic Women ◽  
The United States ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Drug Misuse ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Relevant Factors

Hispanic women in the United States are disproportionately affected by intimate partner violence (IPV). One correlate of IPV among Hispanic women with important public health implications is substance misuse. However, limited research has identified culturally relevant factors that may impact the strength of the IPV-substance misuse association in this population. The present study examined the moderating role of acculturation in the relation between IPV types (i.e., physical, psychological, and sexual) and substance (i.e., alcohol and drug) misuse. Participants were 150 IPV-exposed Hispanic women in the community ( M age = 35.13). IPV types, substance misuse outcomes, and acculturation were significantly and positively correlated with each other at zero-order. Moderation analyses indicated that the relations between IPV and substance misuse were stronger among Hispanic women with higher (vs. lower) levels of acculturation. These findings suggest the potential utility of considering acculturation when assessing and treating substance misuse among IPV-exposed Hispanic women.

scholarly journals The killing and thereafter: intimate partner homicides in a process perspective, part II

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viveka Enander ◽  
Gunilla Krantz ◽  
Solveig Lövestad ◽  
Karin Örmon
Keyword(s):  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Intimate Partner Homicide ◽  
Female Perpetrators ◽  
Process Perspective ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Two Stages ◽  
Male To Female ◽  
Self Defence

This article puts intimate partner homicide (IPH) into a process perspective, and describes the latter two stages of the IPH process, that is, ‘changing the project’ and ‘the aftermath’. The focus of analysis is on the moment when the perpetrator chooses to kill the victim, and what s/he does and says in the wake of the killing. Fifty court files, from cases involving 40 male and 10 female perpetrators, underwent thematic analysis. Regarding the final trigger pertaining to changing the project, some situational factors that trigger male-perpetrated IPH seem to differ from the corresponding factors in female-perpetrated IPH. Feelings of rejection and jealousy seemed to be more common as triggers to kill for men than for women, while some cases of female-perpetrated IPH were linked to self-defence in response to IPV. Moreover, as noted previously, no female perpetrators displayed possessiveness.Regarding the aftermath, after the homicide the perpetrators generally contacted someone and admitted to having killed their partners. Only a few perpetrators denied culpability and even fewer, mainly male, perpetrators concealed their crimes and denied knowledge of them. However, even in cases where the perpetrator admitted to having killed their victims, their courtroom narratives were apparently constructed to minimise resposibility.<br />Key Messages<br /><ul><li>The IPH process can be described as threefold, consisting of the following stages: the build-up before the killing, changing the project into killing one’s partner and the aftermath to the killing. Similar triggers exist in the first two stages, and the boundaries between them are blurred, but a final trigger seems to precede the killing.</li><br /><li>IPH perpetrators may contact someone after the killing and admit to having committed it, but still attempt to minimise their responsibility.</li><br /><li>The IPH process is gendered, with different features in the respective cases of male and female perpetrators. It is often, but not always, preceded by male-to-female intimate partner violence (IPV).</li></ul>

scholarly journals 98 Pediatric mortality during an intimate partner homicide: the role of firearms and protection orders

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivian Lyons ◽  
Avanti Adhia ◽  
Caitlin Moe ◽  
Mary Kernic ◽  
Ali Rowhani-Rahb
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Intimate Partner Homicide ◽  
Protection Orders

Understanding Escalation Through Intimate Partner Homicide Narratives

2021 ◽  
pp. 107780122110680
Author(s):  
Katherine Kafonek ◽  
Andrew C. Gray ◽  
Karen F. Parker
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Reporting System ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Risk Assessments ◽  
Medical Examiner ◽  
Intimate Partner Homicide ◽  
Lethal Event

The study aims to expand our understanding of escalation from intimate partner violence to intimate partner homicide (IPH) by exploring the known circumstances leading up to a lethal event. The study draws on qualitative data from law enforcement reports and coroner/medical examiner reports within the National Violent Death Reporting System to identify themes preceding and surrounding IPH incidents. Findings support the utility of risk assessments in identifying escalation while illustrating the complex ways that violence between current or former intimate partners can escalate to lethality, particularly the role of separation and the use of firearms.

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