Intimate homicide: Victim‐offender relationship in female‐perpetrated homicide

Rodriguez, S. Fernando; Henderson, Veronica A.

doi:10.1080/01639625.1995.9967986

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“…All of these women killed men. Consequently, our results seem to support earlier research indicating that adult women homicide perpetrators most often kill across gender lines (Goetting, 1987(Goetting, , 1988a(Goetting, , 1988bMann, 1993Mann, , 1996Rodriguez & Henderson, 1995;Stout, 1991;Wilbanks, 1983;Wolfgang, 1958). However, it is interesting that this pattern does not hold for female offenders in their teens.…”

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“…In terms of whom women killed, a higher percentage of White women (23.1%) killed their offspring, compared to African American women killers (10.3%). Like Rodriguez and Henderson (1995), we found that African American females were more likely to kill their intimate partners than were White females. In fact, 37.9% (11 out of 29) of the African American women in our study killed a spouse, boyfriend, or man with whom they were living, whereas 23.1% (3 out of 13) of the White women in our study killed their spouse or former spouse.…”

Section: Offender Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 81%

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Beyond the Statistics

Scott

Davies

2002

Homicide Studies

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In this article, we report the results of an extensive examination of the county homicide files on all the known cases ( N = 42) of homicide committed by females in Burke, Columbia, and Richmond Counties of Georgia between January 1, 1990, and September 24, 1999. We describe demographic information about victims and offenders, the victim-offender relationship, and the methods, circumstances, and roles of the accused female perpetrators. The details, which we have gathered from the files, add depth to the study, often bringing to light the more personal dynamics surrounding homicide incidents, which cannot be included in larger studies. We discuss our findings on the homicides committed by females in these less densely populated areas in light of former studies, which have focused on females in larger, more densely populated areas of the United States.

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Beyond the Statistics

Scott

Davies

2002

Homicide Studies

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“…Studies have found differences between male‐perpetrated homicide and female‐perpetrated homicide. Homicides committed by female offenders, on the one hand, are often committed against an intimate partner , or a child , often include stabbing or shooting as a cause of death , and more often involve nonwhite offenders . Homicides committed by men, on the other hand, tend to be directed toward other men and are often committed against friends or acquaintances .…”

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Female Sexual Homicide Offenders: A Descriptive and Comparative Study

Skott

Beauregard

Darjee

2018

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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Research on female sexual homicide has been very scarce. In Europe, it has rarely been examined, and in Scotland, it has never previously been studied. This exploratory study aims to examine the characteristics of sexual homicides involving female offenders between 1990 and 2015 in Scotland. Using data from the Scottish Homicide Database between 1990 and 2015, female sexual homicides (n = 7) were compared to nonsexual homicides committed by females (n = 106) and to sexual homicides committed by men (n = 89) using Fisher's exact tests. The findings show that although female sexual homicide offenders are similar to both female nonsexual homicide offenders and male sexual homicide offenders in certain aspects, there are important differences that distinguish sexual homicides involving female offenders from both groups. Female sexual homicide offenders can arguably be seen as a distinct group of offenders, with specific characteristics and specific needs.

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“…studies have linked early cohabitation to domestic violence (Moffitt & Caspi, 1999) and intimate homicide (Rodriguez & Henderson, 1993). Mothers seemed to take the brunt of their daughters' blame for childhood abuse and violence.…”

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Women Domestic Violence Offenders: Lessons of Violence and Survival

Seamans¹,

Rubin

Stabb

2007

Journal of Trauma & Dissociation

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This qualitative study examined female domestic violence offenders via structured interviews with 13 women referred for treatment in batterers' intervention programs in a major metropolitan area. The majority of women were victims of childhood abuse and/or witnessed violence between their parents. Most reported feeling cut-off from their mothers, left their childhood homes before the age of 18, and experienced violence at the hands of a prior partner. Women's motivations for current violence were primarily in self-defense or in retaliation for their partners' physical abuse, and secondarily in response to partner emotional abuse, control tactics, to get attention/be heard, or to express anger. A minority sought to control their partners. Differential treatment considerations and recommendations for women versus men batterers are included.

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Intimate homicide: Victim‐offender relationship in female‐perpetrated homicide

Cited by 16 publications

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Beyond the Statistics

Beyond the Statistics

Female Sexual Homicide Offenders: A Descriptive and Comparative Study

Women Domestic Violence Offenders: Lessons of Violence and Survival

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