
Preventing Domestic Homicides
Lessons Learned from Tragedies
Description
Key Features
- Focuses on the diverse nature of domestic homicides from emerging research around the world
- Includes coverage on marginalized populations, children witnessing intimate partner violence, elder abuse, LGBTQ abuse and intimate partner violence, to name a few
- Includes actual global case studies written by contributors with on-the-ground case review experience
Readership
Table of Contents
Foreword
Neil Websdale
1. An introduction to domestic homicide: understanding the diverse nature of the problem
Peter Jaffe, Katreena L. Scott and Anna-Lee Straatman
2. Older women and domestic homicideMargaret MacPherson, Katherine Reif, Andrea Titterness and Barbara MacQuarrie
3. Domestic homicides in rural communities: challenges in accessing resourcesAnna-Lee Straatman, Deborah Doherty and Victoria Banman
4. Domestic homicides within LGBTQ2S+ communities: barriers in disclosing relationships and violenceKatherine Rossiter Katherine Reif and Olivia Fischer
5. Domestic domicides in teens and young adult dating relationships: ignoring the dangers of dangerous relationshipsJordan Fairbarn, Peter Jaffe and Corine Qureshi
6. Domestic homicide in immigrant communities: lessons learnedS. Guruge, Abir Al Jamal, S. Yercich, M. Dhillon, Katherine Rossiter, R. David and M. Kulasinghe
7. Perpetrator mental health: depression and suicidality as risk factors for domestic homicideKatreena L. Scott, Casey L. Oliver and Polly Cheng
8. Child homicide in the context of domestic violence: when the plight of children is overlookedKatreena L. Scott, Laura Olszowy, Michael Saxton and Katherine Reif
9. Domestic homicides with police and military: understanding the risk enhanced by trauma and workplace cultureBarbara MacQuarrie, Michael Saxton, Laura Olszowy, Peter Jaffe and Verona Singer
10. Domestic violence and homicide in the workplaceBarbara MacQuarrie, Margaret MacPherson and Michael Saxton
11. Domestic homicide within Indigenous communities: examining violence in the context of historical oppressionCatherine Richardson/Kinewesquao, Elizabeth Fast, Vicky Boldo, Janie Dolan-Cake, Kristina Giacobbe and Jackie Salas
12. Domestic homicide involving female perpetrators and male victimsAlexandra Lysova and Jackie Salas
13. Future directions on promoting domestic homicide prevention in diverse populations
Peter Jaffe, Katreena L. Scott and Anna-Lee Straatman
Product details
- No. of pages: 326
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2020
- Published: March 24, 2020
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128194638
- eBook ISBN: 9780128194645