Reflecting on Legal Responses to Intimate Partner Femicide in Scotland

McPherson, Rachel

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“…25 In a recent study of 57 IPHs between 2008 and 2019 from Scotland, 38 (66.7%) were killed by a partner and 19 (33.3%) by an ex-partner. 26 Despite Europe having recorded a decline of 19% in IPH/family homicides between 2010 and 2021, this reduction differs according to region with northern and southern European countries such as Italy experiencing a decline in femicide cases from ∼2013 but this does not appear to be occurring in western European countries such as Ireland where the numbers can significantly fluctuate year on year. 27 There was a notable increase in IP killings from 2007 compared with NI deaths.…”

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Victim–perpetrator relationship, age and method of homicide in intimate and non-intimate cases of femicide from the republic of Ireland

Manifold

2023

Med Sci Law

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This study presents a review of femicides over 31 years (1991–2021) from the Republic of Ireland. A total of 253 cases were located and reviewed, of those 125 were intimate partner homicides (IPH) and 128 non-intimate homicides (NIH). One hundred and ninety-nine (78%) girls and women were killed by a male known to them – intimate partner (husband, partner, boyfriend, ex-partner, ex-boyfriend) (n = 125; 48%), family members (son, grandson, brother, cousin) ( n = 25; 10%) and/or acquaintances ( n = 49; 19%) from adolescence to old age. Thirty-one (12%) were killed by a stranger and 23 cases remain unsolved at this time. The method of killing depended on the relationship and age of the victim and perpetrator. The majority of IPH victims were less than 45 years of age ( n = 101). Twenty-four were over 45 years of which six were over 60 years of age. The leading method of killing in IPHs was stabbing and strangulation and this was more prevalent in those aged between 26 and 45 years. As age increases, IPH decreases with the exception of cases of IP homicide-suicide. Adolescents (13–19 years) and young women (20–25 years) were more often killed by strangulation. Strangulation was also the leading cause of death in stranger killings particularly with sexual violence. There were 20 cases of matricide, with 17 perpetrators suffering from a mental illness at the time of the killing. The leading method of homicide in non-intimate homicides was blunt force trauma.

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“…25 In a recent study of 57 IPHs between 2008 and 2019 from Scotland, 38 (66.7%) were killed by a partner and 19 (33.3%) by an ex-partner. 26…”

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Victim–perpetrator relationship, age and method of homicide in intimate and non-intimate cases of femicide from the republic of Ireland

Manifold

2023

Med Sci Law

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When missing becomes murder: An analysis of missing-femicide cases from the Republic of Ireland

Manifold

2024

Med Sci Law

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Many femicide cases are initially reported as missing persons to the police. Women who go missing have a greater risk of being a victim of homicide. This study explores the circumstances surrounding the disappearance and killing of women and girls in the Republic of Ireland from 1962 to 2023. A total of fifty-four cases were analysed, 52 cases were homicides. Most femicides occurred during 1990–1999 (n = 13; 24%) and 2000–2009 (n = 17; 32%). Twenty-five victims knew the offender and the leading cause of death was strangulation with 27 cases. Dumping/leaving the body on open ground with little or no concealment was the predominant method of disposal. The leading risk factors were the engagement of the victim in a fight or row before disappearance and domestic violence. The ‘ suicide narrative’ should be treated with extreme caution in the disappearance of women.

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The Judicial Interpretation of Intimate Partner Homicide in China: An Empirical Analysis of Sentencing Practice Between 2016 and 2021

Han,

Zhuang,

2024

Violence Against Women

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In recent years, China has endeavored to implement individualized sentencing for cases of intimate partner homicide (IPH), using both legal and extralegal factors, to protect potential female victims and female defendants. This study examines the factors influencing the sentencing of IPH, utilizing a sample comprising 921 cases from 2016 to 2021 on the China Judgments Online website. The results show that: (1) the legal factor “victim's fault” is the main reason for the leniency of sentencing for female defendants compared to male defendants; and (2) intimate partner relationships between defendants and victims can have a protective effect on sentencing.

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Reflecting on Legal Responses to Intimate Partner Femicide in Scotland

Cited by 3 publications

References 25 publications

Victim–perpetrator relationship, age and method of homicide in intimate and non-intimate cases of femicide from the republic of Ireland

Victim–perpetrator relationship, age and method of homicide in intimate and non-intimate cases of femicide from the republic of Ireland

When missing becomes murder: An analysis of missing-femicide cases from the Republic of Ireland

The Judicial Interpretation of Intimate Partner Homicide in China: An Empirical Analysis of Sentencing Practice Between 2016 and 2021

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