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

• Autore: Ellis Desmond
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (237 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.82/927; 362.82927
• Soggetto topico: Family violence - Prevention; Marital violence - Prevention; Marital conflict; Separation (Law) - Psychological aspects
• Altri autori: SmithCarrie StucklessNoreen
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Marital separation and lethal domestic violence
• ISBN: 1-317-52212-5; 1-138-13974-2; 1-315-72148-1; 1-317-52213-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910792139303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II