Professional Opinions on Violence Against Women and Femicide in Spain

González-Méndez, Rosaura; Hernández, Juana Dolores Santana

doi:10.1177/1088767911428959

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“…Others, however, as may be the case of some IPH, do not have the same risk profile, so prediction and management may be almost impossible. Moreover, it is important to assess specific variables related to IPH offenders, such as previous reports by the woman of violence, the perception of dangerousness, the availability of resources, and other variables related to victim protection (Gonzalez-Mendez & Santana-Hernandez, 2012). According to the structured approaches to violence risk assessment, the formulation paradigm is helpful to understand the complexity of risk factors, and the most appropriate steps to mitigate the level of risk (Cook, Murray, Amat, & Hart, 2014).…”

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Risk Factors of Female Intimate Partner and Non-Intimate Partner Homicides

Loinaz

Marzabal

Andrés-Pueyo

2018

The European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context

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A B S T R A C TThe most alarming type of intimate partner violence is homicide. Violence risk assessment of intimate partner violent offenders is a common topic in police and prison contexts with the aim of preventing recidivism and fatal results. The purpose of this study was to analyze whether men who kill their intimate partner (intimate partner homicide -IPH) present different risk factors from those who kill women outside of a relationship (non-intimate partner homicide -non-IPH). The crime characteristics of 30 attempted or completed IPHs that were sentenced in Catalonia (Spain) between 2004 and 2009 are described. Moreover, the risk factors of 21 completed IPHs and 20 non-IPHs were compared using the RisCanvi, an actuarial risk assessment tool used in the Catalan prison context to manage inmates. Results show differences between the two types of offenders in the criminal role and recklessness, more prevalent among non-IPHs, which is consistent with research indicating that IPH offenders are similar to other homicide offenders. The difficulties faced seeking to assess and manage the risk of IPH are discussed.

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Risk Factors of Female Intimate Partner and Non-Intimate Partner Homicides

Loinaz

Marzabal

Andrés-Pueyo

2018

The European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context

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“…The implementation of the law was less successful due to barriers to employment, housing, education of children, social resources, and economic benefits. This situation is worse in the case of immigrant women who face greater barriers to exercising their rights than Spanish women do (González-Méndez & Santana-Hernández, 2012). When women go back to their partner and he continues to abuse them, in many cases this is because they haven’t received sufficient resources and support to cope with living alone.…”

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Immigrant Women Suffering From IPV in Spain

Martínez-Román

Vives‐Cases

Pérez-Belda

2016

Affilia

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a violation of human rights and one form of discrimination compounded by other discrimination factors as migration. The risk of violence can increase among immigrant women because of the legal and economic situation and the barriers they encounter to accessing information and support services. This qualitative study explores in-depth the perspective of experienced social workers about challenges faced by immigrant women suffering from IPV in Spain. This study may help professional social workers, others professionals, and public policy makers to design effective strategies for meeting the demands and needs of this population.

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“…In this case, empirical research aims at identifying contexts, types of cases, perpetrators’ profiles and murder incidents where gender relations play an important role, but they are not the only explanation. A similar approach is used by Frye and associates in New York City (Frye et al, 2005), Dobash and Dobash (2008) in the UK, Gonzalez-Mendez and Santana-Hernandez (2012) in Spain, Iezzi (2010) and Corradi (2014) in Italy, and Titterington (2006) in the USA.…”

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Theories of femicide and their significance for social research

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Almost four decades have passed since the term femicide was coined in 1976. This new word had a political purpose, in that it intended to produce changes in the social order which tolerated the violent death of women. Since that time, the word has generated a theoretical concept that encompasses the killing of a woman as a specific social phenomenon. Femicide is an effort in sociological imagination that has been successful in transforming conventional perception, public awareness, scientific research and policy making. This article undertakes to review how femicide has evolved in social research. It analyses the most important theories explaining femicide: the feminist, sociological, criminological, human rights and decolonial research approaches and their theoretical significance. It discusses Mexico as a case study, exemplifying how a new English term was then translated into another language and applied in a very specific socio-political context, so that it became instrumental in changing reality and improving the lives of women. Finally, the article proposes a framework where femicide is understood as a social phenomenon that demands an interdisciplinary approach. The authors Downloaded from 2 Current Sociology recommend a systemic, multifaceted model in order to improve both scientific analysis and prevention.

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Professional Opinions on Violence Against Women and Femicide in Spain

Cited by 8 publications

References 5 publications

Risk Factors of Female Intimate Partner and Non-Intimate Partner Homicides

Risk Factors of Female Intimate Partner and Non-Intimate Partner Homicides

Immigrant Women Suffering From IPV in Spain

Theories of femicide and their significance for social research

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