Women Who Kill in Post-Apartheid South Africa: A Content Analysis of Media Reports

Pretorius, Gertie; Morgan, Brandon

doi:10.1080/14330237.2013.10820643

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“…Female perpetrated homicide is comparatively rare, comprising around 15-20% of convictions worldwide. Women's killing usually takes place in domestic space and they very rarely kill strangers, patterns which hold historically (Callahan, 2013;Pretorius & Morgan, 2013). Women's most likely victims are their own children, followed by a male partner.…”

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Interpersonal Violence

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Gender, Crime and Justice

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Violence takes many forms. It can be the infliction of physical pain and injury by one person towards another, but it also encompasses other harms-the violence of living in poverty or of being subjected to hate speech, for example. This chapter focuses on interpersonal violence between individuals, excluding sexual violence, which is discussed in Chapter 3. Interpersonal violence is not separate from other forms of violence. It is interrelated with state violence, which includes violence associated with law enforcement and immigration restriction, and structural violence, which refers to the harms of social inequality and the maldistribution of resources.Violence is central to securing political domination and to the maintenance of social hierarchies of race, gender, sexuality, class and nation (Collins, 2017). While acts of violence can be largescale and spectacular, violence is frequently embedded in the routine and everyday. Collins (1998Collins ( , 2017 analyses how different types of violence sustain social hierarchies in ways that are mutually supporting and constitutive. Racial dominance in the United States relies on spectacular, public violent events such as lynching and police brutality. It also relies on the routine violence of racist speech and the structural violence of discrimination

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“…South African studies that do exist have shown that women's pathways to criminality and later imprisonment are characterized by prior sexual and physical victimization, parental neglect, stressful life events, substance abuse, and mental health issues (Pretorius and Morgan 2013). Further studies exploring the intersection between violence against women and children from the perspective of parents convicted of child homicide show that that violence in the intimate and parenting relationships are the key factor in child homicide and that patriarchal family structures contribute to the use of violence in women (Dekel et al 2019).…”

Section: Africa and Asiamentioning

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“…Further studies exploring the intersection between violence against women and children from the perspective of parents convicted of child homicide show that that violence in the intimate and parenting relationships are the key factor in child homicide and that patriarchal family structures contribute to the use of violence in women (Dekel et al 2019). Pretorius and Morgan (2013) analyzed media reports for women who killed in postapartheid South Africa and found that the two most common domestic homicides reported were matricide (the killing of one's mother) and filicide. Pretorius and Morgan (2013) also report that the majority of the reported motives were financial, whether they be the financial burden of another child or the financial gain of matricide.…”

Section: Africa and Asiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Pretorius and Morgan (2013) analyzed media reports for women who killed in postapartheid South Africa and found that the two most common domestic homicides reported were matricide (the killing of one's mother) and filicide. Pretorius and Morgan (2013) also report that the majority of the reported motives were financial, whether they be the financial burden of another child or the financial gain of matricide. A noteworthy finding is the one that states there was a statistically significant association between the category of murder and the involvement of a third party (Pretorius and Morgan 2013).…”

Section: Africa and Asiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Pretorius and Morgan (2013) also report that the majority of the reported motives were financial, whether they be the financial burden of another child or the financial gain of matricide. A noteworthy finding is the one that states there was a statistically significant association between the category of murder and the involvement of a third party (Pretorius and Morgan 2013). Such a finding goes against the popular knowledge that female crime is unplanned and lacks premeditation.…”

Section: Africa and Asiamentioning

confidence: 99%

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