Citation

Sheehan BE, Murphy SB, Moynihan MM, Dudley-Fennessey E, Stapleton JG. Violence Against Women 2015; 21(2): 269-288.

Affiliation

University of New Hampshire, Durham, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801214564687

PMID

25540257

Abstract

Research on covictims, family members, and close friends who have lost loved ones to intimate partner homicide (IPH) is a neglected area of study. We conducted phenomenological interviews with covictims to gain insights into risk and lethality, examined affidavits from criminal case files, and reviewed news releases. The data uncovered acute risk factors prior to the homicide, identified changes in the perpetrators' behavior and the perpetrators' perceived loss of control over the victim, and described barriers that victims faced when attempting to gain safety.

FINDINGS suggest that recognizing acute risk factors is an important area for future IPH research.

Language: en