Intimate partner homicide-suicide a 5-year case review (2004-08)

Abstract

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Risk Factors for Intimate Partner Femicide–Suicide in Italy: An Ecological Approach

“…Previous studies on IPFS perpetrators’ risk factors showed that it is almost always characterized by an intimate male perpetrator and a female victim [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 9 , 10 , 15 , 30 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 ]. Perpetrators are, in most cases, of a white racial background [ 9 , 30 ] with a medium or low socioeconomic background [ 4 , 10 ], and older than the victim [ 4 , 5 , 12 , 37 ].…”

“…Perpetrators are, in most cases, of a white racial background [ 9 , 30 ] with a medium or low socioeconomic background [ 4 , 10 ], and older than the victim [ 4 , 5 , 12 , 37 ]. They generally used a gun for committing IPFS [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 35 , 38 , 39 , 40 ] and most often in a relationship with the current or ex-intimate partner (e.g., married, cohabiting, recently separated) [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 9 , 10 , 12 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 ]. Most of the existing studies were descriptive and as far as we know, none of them compared IPF and IPFS perpetrators’ individual, relational and contextual characteristics.…”

“…At the individual level, existing studies focused on gender, age, race, alcohol/drug use, mental illness, and previous crimes committed by the author [ 4 , 5 , 6 , 9 , 10 , 12 , 15 , 30 , 36 , 37 , 41 ]. Being male, white, and older are key risk factors in IPFS compared with only IPF cases [ 3 , 4 , 5 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 15 , 35 , 37 , 42 , 43 , 44 ].…”

“…Regarding IPFS perpetrators’ alcohol and drug use, instead, there are contrasting results [ 25 , 30 , 36 ]. According to a case review [ 36 ], in 34.0% of homicide–suicide cases, perpetrators had detectable blood alcohol content and other substances were identifiable in 18.0% of the same group.…”

“…Regarding IPFS perpetrators’ alcohol and drug use, instead, there are contrasting results [ 25 , 30 , 36 ]. According to a case review [ 36 ], in 34.0% of homicide–suicide cases, perpetrators had detectable blood alcohol content and other substances were identifiable in 18.0% of the same group. However, according to other authors, alcohol or drug use was a risk factor in only IPF cases [ 20 ], in which perpetrators had both low levels of alcohol and drugs consumption [ 6 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 44 , 48 , 49 , 50 ], thus decreasing the likelihood of these perpetrators to commit suicide [ 5 , 30 ].…”