Exploring the Intersection Between Violence Against Women and Children from the Perspective of Parents Convicted of Child Homicide

Dekel, Bianca; Abrahams, Naeemah; Andipatin, Michelle

doi:10.1007/s10896-018-9964-5

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“…Intersecting violence may also be considered from a social disorganization theory perspective, where concentrated neighborhood disadvantage contributes to the occurrence of both IPV and VAC [24]. Other recent studies on intersecting IPV and VAC drawn upon a feminist framework, which contextualizes family violence and attitudes accepting violence in personal relationships within broader gender and power hierarchies [37,38]. A qualitative study on the intersections of IPV and VAC in Uganda explores the use of violence against both women and children as a mechanism of enforcing power hierarchies and gender/childhood norms within families [37].…”

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“…A qualitative study on the intersections of IPV and VAC in Uganda explores the use of violence against both women and children as a mechanism of enforcing power hierarchies and gender/childhood norms within families [37]. In-depth interviews in South Africa, revealed that even mothers' homicidal violence against their children frequently occurred within a context of the women's long-term exposure to IPV [38]. Both of these studies reveal women's use of violence against children as their exercise of power over children, when unable to express power over their male partners.…”

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Violence against children and intimate partner violence against women: overlap and common contributing factors among caregiver-adolescent dyads

Carlson

Namy²,

Pala

et al. 2020

BMC Public Health

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Background: Intimate partner violence against women (IPV) and violence against children (VAC) are both global epidemics with long-term health consequences. The vast majority of research to date focuses on either IPV or VAC, however the intersections between these types of violence are a growing area of global attention. A significant need exists for empirical research on the overlap of IPV and VAC, especially in contexts with particularly high rates of both types of violence. Methods: This exploratory study includes secondary analysis of data from a cluster randomized controlled trial in Ugandan schools. Using baseline reports from a random sample of early adolescents attending school and their caregivers, this study uses a probability sample across all eligible schools of adolescent-caregiver dyads (n = 535). We categorized adolescent-caregiver dyads into four groups: those reporting VAC 'only', IPV 'only', both VAC and IPV, or 'no violence'. Two separate multinomial logistic regression models for male and female caregivers explored adolescent and caregiver characteristics associated with the VAC 'only', the IPV 'only', or the both VAC and IPV dyads, each compared to the 'no violence' dyad. Results: One third of dyads reported both IPV and VAC and nearly 75% of dyads reported VAC or IPV. Dyads reporting IPV were more likely to also report VAC. Common contributing factors for female caregiver-adolescent dyads with both VAC and IPV include lower SES, less caregiver education, higher caregiver mental distress, more frequent caregiver alcohol use, and caregivers who report less emotional attachment to their intimate partner. Male caregiver-adolescent dyads with both VAC and IPV included caregivers with less emotional attachment to their intimate partner and more attitudes accepting VAC. Conclusions: Findings reveal a significant overlap of IPV and VAC and the importance for violence prevention and response programming to consider coordinated or integrated programming. Unique results for female and male caregivers highlight the importance of a gendered approach to addressing IPV and VAC intersections. Trial registration: The trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov, NCT01678846, on September 5, 2012.

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Violence against children and intimate partner violence against women: overlap and common contributing factors among caregiver-adolescent dyads

Carlson

Namy²,

Pala

et al. 2020

BMC Public Health

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“…Six men reported perpetrating Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and 11 women were in abusive relationships. Detailed narratives of perpetration of and victimization through IPV are outlined in a separate publication [ 34 ].…”

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Exploring adversities among parents convicted of killing their children

2020

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Experiencing adversities has been associated with the use of violence but this has not been explored with filicide offenders in South Africa. Individual, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 22 parents/stepparents/caregivers convicted of child homicide in South Africa, resulting in 49 in-depth interviews. Data were analyzed by means of grounded theory. Using an ecological framework, this study alludes to the widespread and cumulative nature of violence and trauma experiences within multiple domains of the participants’ lives. The study highlighted the absence of support in the aftermath of experiencing trauma, possibly resulting in these parents lacking resources to mitigate the sequelae of adverse experiences. This study calls for trauma related, mental health components to be integrated into violence interventions and for these to address the impact of trauma at the individual, family, and societal levels, to prevent the transition from victim to offender.

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“…We are not arguing that DV offenders should never be arrested or incarcerated in the current system. Certainly, arrest and even detention are crucial in deterring the most serious DV, intimate partner homicides (e.g., Chan & Ho, 2017; Dekel et al, 2019; Fraga Rizo et al, 2019). But we are also cognizant of research finding that DV arrests are unrelated to recidivism (e.g., Xie & Lynch, 2017), that DV police policies are more concerned with offender than victim outcomes (e.g., Goodman & Epstein, 2005), and DV survivors’ often keen disappointment with police responses (e.g., Chan & Ho, 2017).…”

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Domestic Violence Policy: A World of Change

Belknap

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2021

Feminist Criminology

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The second wave of the feminist movement brought unprecedented changes in awareness of criminal legal system (CLS) responses to domestic violence (DV). The seemingly feminist “success” in the harsher CLS responses, however, resulted in the disparate criminalization of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) and poor individuals, among both DV defendants and victims. Therefore, feminist support for anti-carceral/abolitionist feminism, recognizing the cooptation of feminist ideals within a neoliberal CLS system, has grown. Colonial policing, however, has only tangentially been applied to DV (and other gender-based abuse offenses’) CLS responses. This article advocates for significant changes to policing DV.

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Exploring the Intersection Between Violence Against Women and Children from the Perspective of Parents Convicted of Child Homicide

Cited by 17 publications

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Violence against children and intimate partner violence against women: overlap and common contributing factors among caregiver-adolescent dyads

Violence against children and intimate partner violence against women: overlap and common contributing factors among caregiver-adolescent dyads

Exploring adversities among parents convicted of killing their children

Domestic Violence Policy: A World of Change

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