Femicide in the United States: a call for legal codification and national surveillance

Lewis, Patricia C.; Kaslow, Nadine J.; Cheong, Yuk Fai; Evans, Dabney P.; Yount, Kathryn M.

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2024.1338548

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“…The need for effective preventive measures should also consider the devastating effects of witnessed violence by children trauma, not only for the related psychological problems it could cause but also for the possible risk of increasing the crime of femicide due to the desire to reproduce in adulthood and the violence experienced during childhood within the family in the form of offender behavior [26][27][28]. A reduction in the crime of femicide by evidence-based strategies within current data obtained from the literature is yet to be obtained in all countries [29,30]. More efforts by politics on surveillance and research are needed, with deep knowledge of both sociodemographic and situational factors and victims and aggressors, to lead effective prevention measures.…”

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Femicide Circumstances and Harmfulness: Case Report and Focusing Review

Stassi,

La Mantia,

Lo Re

et al. 2024

Diagnostics

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(1) Background: Femicide is an increasing phenomenon consisting of the murder of a woman for gender-related reasons. Despite the enactment of new laws aimed at controlling the phenomenon by toughening the penalties and introducing aggravating circumstances, there is an increasing trend that testifies to the persistence of a flaw in the actual measures. (2) Case Presentation. We report the case of the murder of a 32-year-old woman—perpetrated by an ex-husband who refused to accept the end of the marriage—the analysis of which allowed us to frame the case as femicide. (3) Discussion. Despite global awareness of this phenomenon, the identification of risk factors to predict and prevent femicide is of utmost importance. This can be achieved by a multidisciplinary approach involving police officers, legal professionals, hospitals, governmental and nongovernmental organizations, and medico-legal departments aimed at promoting standardized methodologies. (4) Conclusions. We evaluate the contribution of forensic investigations to the identification of key elements that can help frame the murder of a woman as a femicide. Considering the devastating consequences for children who witness this kind of violence within the domestic setting, the planning of more impactful preventive actions is, thus, mandatory to minimize effects on public health.

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Femicide Circumstances and Harmfulness: Case Report and Focusing Review

Stassi,

La Mantia,

Lo Re

et al. 2024

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2024

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The Labor of Survival: Homicide Victims and the Black Women They Leave Behind

Posey

2024

Homicide Studies

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The homicide rate of Black Americans continues to soar despite increasing awareness of their overrepresentation. Given this overrepresentation, Black Americans are especially vulnerable to secondary or co-victimization. Following a homicide in the Black community, loved ones are inconsolable with grief; however, it is frequently the victim’s mother, daughter, sister, aunt, female romantic partner, and grandmother who carry the social, cultural, and legal weight. Black women’s invisibility and hypervisibility as secondary victims of homicide adds to their marginalization and puts them at risk for additional harms. In response to this issue, using a Critical Race Feminism and Intersectionality theoretical lens, this paper explores three distinct types of homicide and their impacts on Black women: firearm homicide; police brutality; and intimate partner homicide (IPH). Furthermore, focusing on the often-overlooked racialized and gendered trauma following a violent death in the Black community, research, policy, and practice measures to support Black women are introduced. Overall, this paper presents a cumulative review and a springboard agenda for advancing and elevating knowledge on Black women’s experiences in the aftermath of homicide.

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Femicide in the United States: a call for legal codification and national surveillance

Cited by 3 publications

References 34 publications

Femicide Circumstances and Harmfulness: Case Report and Focusing Review

Femicide Circumstances and Harmfulness: Case Report and Focusing Review

All women are diplomats

The Labor of Survival: Homicide Victims and the Black Women They Leave Behind

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