TY - JOUR
T1 - Risk Factors for Femicide in Abusive Relationships
T2 - Results from a Multisite Case Control Study
AU - Campbell, Jacquelyn C.
AU - Webster, Daniel
AU - Koziol-McLain, Jane
AU - Block, Carolyn
AU - Campbell, Doris
AU - Curry, Mary Ann
AU - Gary, Faye
AU - Glass, Nancy
AU - McFarlane, Judith
AU - Sachs, Carolyn
AU - Sharps, Phyllis
AU - Ulrich, Yvonne
AU - Wilt, Susan A.
AU - Manganello, Jennifer
AU - Xu, Xiao
AU - Schollenberger, Janet
AU - Frye, Victoria
AU - Laughon, Kathryn
PY - 2003/7
Y1 - 2003/7
N2 - Objectives. This 11-city study sought to identify risk factors for femicide in abusive relationships. Methods. Proxies of 220 intimate partner femicide victims identified from police or medical examiner records were interviewed, along with 343 abused control women. Results. Preincident risk factors associated in multivariate analyses with increased risk of intimate partner femicide included perpetrator's access to a gun and previous threat with a weapon, perpetrator's stepchild in the home, and estrangement, especially from a controlling partner. Never living together and prior domestic violence arrest were associated with lowered risks. Significant incident factors included the victim having left for another partner and the perpetrator's use of a gun. Other significant bivariate-level risks included stalking, forced sex, and abuse during pregnancy. Conclusions. There are identifiable risk factors for intimate partner femicides.
AB - Objectives. This 11-city study sought to identify risk factors for femicide in abusive relationships. Methods. Proxies of 220 intimate partner femicide victims identified from police or medical examiner records were interviewed, along with 343 abused control women. Results. Preincident risk factors associated in multivariate analyses with increased risk of intimate partner femicide included perpetrator's access to a gun and previous threat with a weapon, perpetrator's stepchild in the home, and estrangement, especially from a controlling partner. Never living together and prior domestic violence arrest were associated with lowered risks. Significant incident factors included the victim having left for another partner and the perpetrator's use of a gun. Other significant bivariate-level risks included stalking, forced sex, and abuse during pregnancy. Conclusions. There are identifiable risk factors for intimate partner femicides.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.93.7.1089
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.93.7.1089
M3 - Article
C2 - 12835191
AN - SCOPUS:0043245833
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 93
SP - 1089
EP - 1097
JO - American Journal of Public Health
JF - American Journal of Public Health
IS - 7
ER -