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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Intimate femicide"”.
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Perpetrators of intimate femicide : a study of forensic records
Intimate femicide is prevalent in South Africa, and represents the lethal end of a continuum of male perpetrated intimate partner violence. For various reasons attention has only begun to be paid to intimate femicide in the last three decades. International research has established existing rates …
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An exploration of the discourses women survivors of intimate partner violence draw on to understand intimate femicide
This study is about intimate femicide: The murder of a woman by a male intimate partner, namely her husband, boyfriend (dating or cohabiting), ex-husband (divorced or separated), ex-boyfriend or a rejected would-be lover. Intimate femicide has been identified as a dire social problem in South …
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Intimate femicide-suicide in South Africa : the epidemiology of male suicide following the killing of an intimate partner
The few studies on intimate femicide-suicide have mainly been conducted in developed countries. These studies have found that a disproportionate number of male partners commit suicide after killing their female partner. However, not much is known about intimate femicide-suicide in developing …
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Challenges And Perceptions Of Social Service Professionals On The Effectiveness Of Gender Based Violence Services And Programmes In Cape Town
… violence cases globally, the level of intimate femicide in South Africa is 5 times more than the global average. This research focuses on exploring the challenges experienced and the effectiveness of services and programmes offered to gender based violence victims from the perspective …
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Violence against women : epidemiology and pathology of femicides and suspected sexual homicides in Cape Town : a 10-year follow-up study
… violence are the intentional killing of a woman (femicide) and rape, or the combination of both in the form of r ape homicide, preferably termed 'sexual homicide' in this study. Motivation: Martin's research in 1999 reported a rape homicide incidence rate of 12.3/1000 female rapes reported to the …