Abstract
The killing of women by men who then take their own lives (femicide-suicide) is the most common form of homicide-suicide. This study identified femicide-suicide risk factors in an 11-city case-control study of femicide in the United States. Perpetrator, victim, relationship, and incident characteristics were analyzed for femicide-suicide cases (n = 67) and controls (n = 356, women living in the community with nonfatal physical abuse) using logistic regression modeling. Two risk factors emerged that were unique to femicide-suicides cases compared to overall femicide risk analyses: prior perpetrator suicide threats and victims having ever been married to the perpetrator.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3-21 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Violence and victims |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2006 |
Keywords
- Domestic violence
- Homicide-suicide
- Murder-suicide
- Partner violence
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Health(social science)
- Law