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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"domestic homicide"”.
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Immigrant Perpetrators of Domestic Homicide: Unique Risks and Service Needs
… of three studies exploring severe and/or lethal domestic violence among male immigrant perpetrators. The first study analyzed the differences between immigrant and Canadian-born perpetrators of domestic homicide using a sample of 186 cases of domestic homicide that occurred from 2002-2016 in …
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Investigating Investigations: A Critical Evaluation of the England and Wales Domestic Homicide Review (DHR) Process
In England and Wales, the rate of known domestic homicides has remained relatively stable over the last decade (Office for National Statistics, 2021a), despite sustained attempts to reduce and prevent it. Understanding how and why such homicides occur is paramount if future incidents are to be …
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Characteristics of domestic homicide perpetrated by persons with severe mental illness - a forensic psychiatry observation population-based study
Background: Domestic homicide (killing of a person aged 16 or older by a family member or a current or former partner) accounts for 50% - 70% of homicides perpetrated by offenders with mental illness. Despite these statistics, surprisingly little is currently known about the characteristics of …
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‘Illuminating the past to make the future safer?’ Exploring the potential and peril of domestic homicide reviews as a mechanism for change
Since 2011, domestic abuse (DA)-related deaths in England and Wales have been subject to a ‘Domestic Homicide Review’ (DHR). A DHR brings together a range of stakeholders – including representatives from organisations that had contact with a victim, as well as those who knew them – to build a …
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Factors associated with intimate partner homicide in a West Australian context
Domestic Violence (DV) is prevalent within Australian society with one in four women experiencing some form ofDV (ABS 2017) in their life. The Australian homicide rate is about 250 deaths per year, of which 52% are domestic related (Virueda & Payne 2010). Domestic homicides include Intimate Partner …