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Crimes against women: from violence to homicide
| Resumo: | Intimate partner violence and intimate partner homicide are two well-studied phenomena. However, little is known in the literature about attempted homicide between intimate partners. Therefore, the purpose of this study, conducted in Portugal, is to compare perpetrators convicted of these crimes, both in prison and in the community, as well as to identify predictors for each. The sample was constituted by 50 men convicted for marital homicide, 27 convicted of attempted homicide and 168 men convicted for domestic violence. The participants were individually interviewed and three self-report instruments were administered, in order to obtain information related to sociodemographic, criminal and individual traits. Results show that although these individuals share some characteristics, significant differences were found among them. Data revealed that use of weapons and separation from victim significantly increases the probability of a man to commit intimate partner homicide or attempted homicide. On the other hand, marital violence decreases that likelihood. Furthermore, results from multinomial logistic regression support that being divorced, having no children and committing other crimes are predictors of attempted homicide against an intimate partner. These findings underline the importance of conducting accurate risk assessments. |
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| Autores principais: | Abrunhosa, Catarina Sofia Tenedório |
| Assunto: | Intimate partner violence Intimate partner homicide Intimate partner attempted homicide Perpetrators Predictors Violência na intimidade Homicídio na intimidade Tentativa de homicídio na intimidade Perpetradores Preditores |
| Ano: | 2018 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade do Minho |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho |
| Resumo: | Intimate partner violence and intimate partner homicide are two well-studied phenomena. However, little is known in the literature about attempted homicide between intimate partners. Therefore, the purpose of this study, conducted in Portugal, is to compare perpetrators convicted of these crimes, both in prison and in the community, as well as to identify predictors for each. The sample was constituted by 50 men convicted for marital homicide, 27 convicted of attempted homicide and 168 men convicted for domestic violence. The participants were individually interviewed and three self-report instruments were administered, in order to obtain information related to sociodemographic, criminal and individual traits. Results show that although these individuals share some characteristics, significant differences were found among them. Data revealed that use of weapons and separation from victim significantly increases the probability of a man to commit intimate partner homicide or attempted homicide. On the other hand, marital violence decreases that likelihood. Furthermore, results from multinomial logistic regression support that being divorced, having no children and committing other crimes are predictors of attempted homicide against an intimate partner. These findings underline the importance of conducting accurate risk assessments. |
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