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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792139303321

Autore

Ellis Desmond

Titolo

Marital separation and lethal domestic violence / / Desmond Ellis, Noreen Stuckless, Carrie Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015

ISBN

1-317-52212-5

1-138-13974-2

1-315-72148-1

1-317-52213-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SmithCarrie

StucklessNoreen

Disciplina

362.82/927

362.82927

Soggetti

Family violence - Prevention

Marital violence - Prevention

Marital conflict

Separation (Law) - Psychological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Online Resources; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Marital Separation: Definition and Process; Marital Separation; Definition; Process: "Untying the Knot"; Separation and Divorce; Definitions: Validity and Utility as Criteria; Attachment/Frustration-Aggression Theory; Protective and Aggravating Effects; Separating from Abusive Male Partners; Comment; Discussion Questions; CHAPTER 2 Lethal Domestic Violence: Definitions and Motives; Definitions; Homicide; Femicide; Femicide-Suicide

Are Femicide-Suicides Premeditated?Types of Domestic Violence; Comment; Discussion Questions; CHAPTER 3 Separation and Lethal Intimate Partner Violence; Sociological Empirical Generalizations; Sex/Gender and Lethal Domestic Violence; Marital Separation; Separation and Homicide-Femicide; Recency of Spousal Femicide and Homicide Following Separation; Separation, Divorce, and Spousal



Homicide/Suicide; Separation and Femicide-Suicide; Recency of Femicide-Suicide Following Separation; Separation and Suicide; Recency of Suicide Following Marital Separation

Recency of Femicide-Suicide Following SeparationSummary; Comment; Discussion Questions; CHAPTER 4 Theorizing Separation and Intimate Partner Homicide; Family as a Stateless Location; Homicide as Self-Defense; Male Batterers as Their Own Gravediggers; Theorizing Intimate Partner Homicide; Research; Summary; Comment; Discussion Questions; CHAPTER 5 Separation and Intimate Partner Femicide; Evolutionary Psychological Theory; The By-Product Hypothesis; Femicide Adaptation Theory; Patriarchy Theory; Conflict Resolution Theory; Dynamics of Conflict Resolution

A Domestic Context-Specific Theory of Conflict ResolutionSummary; Comment; Discussion Questions; CHAPTER 6 Separation and Intimate Partner Femicide-Suicide; Evolutionary Psychological Theory; Sociological Social Control Theory; Attribution Theory; Masculinity Theory; Personality Theory; Conflict Resolution Theory; Comment; Discussion Questions; CHAPTER 7 Separation and Suicide; Social Integration-Regulation Theory; Borderline Personality Theory; Conflict Resolution Theory; Summary; Comment; Discussion Questions; CHAPTER 8 Preventing Intimate Partner Homicide and Femicide

Community/Law Enforcement InterventionsShelters and Domestic Violence Abuse Courts; The Role of Public Policies and Programs in Preventing Femicide; Risk Assessment; Lethality Risk Assessment and Separation; Comment; Discussion Questions; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book is the first to investigate the effects of participation in separation or divorce proceedings on femicide (murder of a female), femicide-suicide, homicide, and suicide. Because separation is one of the most significant predictors of domestic violence, this book is exclusively devoted to theorizing, researching, and preventing lethal domestic violence or other assaults triggered by marital separation. The authors provide evidence supporting the use of an estrangement-specific risk assessment and estrangement-focused public education to prevent murders and assaults. This information is