Trends in rates and characteristics of intimate partner homicides between 1990 and 2013

Shilan Caman, Marianne Kristiansson, Sven Granath and Joakim Sturup

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2017, vol. 49, issue C, 14-21

Abstract: Research addressing intimate partner homicide (IPH) across time and gender is lacking. The present study compares rates of IPH and non-intimate partner homicide (non-IPH) over time. Moreover, gender-specific trends of IPH rates and characteristics are examined.

Keywords: Homicide rate; Intimate partner homicide; Gender; Perpetration; Victimization; Exposure-reduction theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2017.01.002

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