Risk factors for intimate partner homicide in England and Wales

Chopra, Jennifer; Sambrook, Laura; McLoughlin, Shane; Randles, Rebecca; Palace, Marek; Blinkhorn, Victoria

doi:10.1111/hsc.13753

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“…Given this, and the limited explanation of name selection, it is not possible to report substantive findings regarding naming practices and ethnicity. This finding reinforces concerns about missing data in DHR reports (Benbow et al, 2019;Chantler et al, 2020;Chopra et al, 2022). Nonetheless, the evidence of attempts in some cases to select names with care is notable, even though this could only be identified regarding ethnic/cultural background.…”

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confidence: 70%

“…However, limited information was available about the nature of family engagement in DHR reports. This is further evidence of the variability in DHR reports generally (Benbow et al, 2019;Chantler et al, 2020;Chopra et al, 2022), and family engagement specifically (Potter, 2022). This wider engagement is not explored further here.…”

Section: Family Involvement In Dhrs (Including Name Selection)mentioning

confidence: 71%

“…Sussex University provided ethical approval. With respect to DHR reports, although challenges are often noted, researchers frequently indicate that ethical approval was not required (for example, Benbow et al, 2019;Chantler et al, 2020) or ethical issues have been unaddressed (for example, Chopra et al, 2022). This may reflect an assumption that DHR reports are, as documents, inert (Bowen, 2009).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There is currently no national repository for DHRs. Consequently, researchers have used different data collection strategies, including Freedom of Information requests (Benbow et al, 2019) or searching CSP websites (Chantler et al, 2020;Chopra et al, 2022). A limitation of these strategies is that they only provide data on published DHRs.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…After a DA-related death, a DHR is commissioned and its findings are usually published in an anonymised overview report and/or executive summary ('the DHR report') (Home Office, 2016b). There is an increasing interest in DHRs (Chantler et al, 2020;Chopra et al, 2022) and DVFRs (Websdale, 2020;Jones et al, 2022). However, gaps exist in our understanding of these systems (Dawson, 2017), not least because of a limited engagement with DVFR/DHR practices (Rowlands, 2020a).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Naming practices in domestic homicide reviews in England and Wales

Rowlands

2024

Families, Relationships and Societies

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In England and Wales, domestic homicide reviews (DHRs) seek to build a picture of the circumstances preceding a domestic abuse-related death, identify any learning and make recommendations for change. Drawing on data from document analysis of 60 DHR reports, this article explores how a victim’s real name is routinely taken out of use when a DHR report is published and, to disguise their identity, is usually replaced with a pseudonym or some other nomenclature like initials/letters. I report on the name forms used in place of a victim’s real name and the limited explication of both how (pseudo)names were chosen and the role of the family. By exploring how names are used, I argue for a recognition of the assumptions and complexity at the heart of DHRs concerning the place of the victim, family and state, and identify implications for practice, policy and research.

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Section: Name Selectionsupporting

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Section: Family Involvement In Dhrs (Including Name Selection)mentioning

confidence: 71%

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confidence: 99%

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Naming practices in domestic homicide reviews in England and Wales

Rowlands

2024

Families, Relationships and Societies

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Invisible Victims: Exploring Gendered Trends in Youth Intimate Partner Homicide

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Skott

2024

Eur J Crim Policy Res

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Intimate partner homicide (IPH) constitutes the most extreme form of intimate partner violence. While this violent crime affects many of women all around the world, little is known about this phenomenon when perpetrated against young victims. To date, no study has investigated trends of IPHs involving young victims. This study therefore aimed to investigate trends of IPHs in Sweden between 1990 and 2017, disaggregated by age-group and gender. Using register data, this study compared opposite-sex relationship IPH committed against young (≤ 25 years) and against adult (≥ 26 years) individuals, disaggregated by gender. Using poisson regression modelling, our study demonstrates that while rates of IPH against adult women has declined, the rate involving adolescent and young adult women has not. Our study also indicated a decreasing trend of IPH against adult men, albeit not significant. In conclusion, while IPH committed against adult women demonstrated a decrease over time, our findings suggest that IPH against young female victims has remained stable the past 27 years. As youth IPH has been a neglected subject of research, these findings suggest that the policies to combat IPV and IPH may not be adapted and tailored for the younger population.

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Parallels in Practice: Applying Principles of Research Integrity and Ethics in Domestic Violence Fatality Review (DVFR)

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Purpose Within the context of the big data society, new systems of data collection on domestic violence and abuse (DVA) have emerged. One such system is Domestic Violence Fatality Review (DVFR) which captures the various dimensions of gender, violence, and abuse required to form an evidence base for prevention. However, to date, there has been limited dialogue between practitioners and researchers about the ‘doing’ of DVFRs. Method As DVFR systems vary by jurisdiction, we conducted a case study of Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs) in England and Wales. Applying the Research Integrity Framework (RIF) developed by the four Women’s Aid Federations in the United Kingdom (UK), this article examines both the practice of DHR and how it is utilised as data in research. Results Informed by our situated perspectives as researchers and/or practitioners working in the field, our analysis demonstrates how undertaking DHR as a practitioner parallels collecting, accessing, and analysing data from DHRs as a researcher. Guiding principles are identified to help practitioners and researchers navigate the parallel challenges they confront and, critically, inform dialogue between practice and research. Conclusions Implications for both professional practice and research are presented. To increase transparency and confidence, we argue that more attention should be afforded to the methodological and ethical issues inherent in both the practice of DHRs, and their utilisation as a source of data in research. While DHRs have differences to DVFRs in other jurisdictions, these findings also have implications for these other systems which will also be discussed.

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Risk factors for intimate partner homicide in England and Wales

Cited by 12 publications

References 38 publications

Naming practices in domestic homicide reviews in England and Wales

Naming practices in domestic homicide reviews in England and Wales

Invisible Victims: Exploring Gendered Trends in Youth Intimate Partner Homicide

Parallels in Practice: Applying Principles of Research Integrity and Ethics in Domestic Violence Fatality Review (DVFR)

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