Citation

Sabri B, Campbell JC, Dabby FC. Violence Against Women 2016; 22(4): 432-453.

Affiliation

Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801215604743

PMID

26391620

Abstract

This study explored differences in intimate partner homicides (IPHs) among Asian Americans. Data from newspapers and femicide reports by different state coalitions on 125 intimate partner killings occurring between 2000 and 2005 were analyzed. Men were the perpetrators in nearly 9 out of 10 cases of Asian IPHs. Gender differences were found in ages of victims and perpetrators, types of relationship between partners, and methods of killing. Most homicides occurred among South-east Asians, and East Asians had the highest within-group proportion of suicides. The findings call for culturally competent risk assessment and intervention strategies to prevent IPHs among at-risk Asian Americans.

Language: en