TY - JOUR
T1 - Not an Ordinary Killer- Just an Ordinary Guy: When men murder an intimate woman partner
AU - Dobash, R. Emerson
AU - Dobash, Russell
AU - Cavanagh, Kate
AU - Lewis, Ruth
PY - 2004/6
Y1 - 2004/6
N2 - The Murder in Britain Study was designed to examine in detail different types of murder. Using a subset of case files from this study, men who murder other men (MM;n = 424) are compared with men who murder an intimate partner (IP;n = 106) to reflect on the relative conventionality of each group. In terms of many of the characteristics of childhood and adulthood, the IP murder group differs from theMMgroup and appears to be more “ordinary” or “conventional.” However, the IP group is less conventional in that they are more likely to have intimate relationships that had broken down, to have used violence against a previous woman partner as well as against the victim they killed, and to “ specialize” in violence against women.
AB - The Murder in Britain Study was designed to examine in detail different types of murder. Using a subset of case files from this study, men who murder other men (MM;n = 424) are compared with men who murder an intimate partner (IP;n = 106) to reflect on the relative conventionality of each group. In terms of many of the characteristics of childhood and adulthood, the IP murder group differs from theMMgroup and appears to be more “ordinary” or “conventional.” However, the IP group is less conventional in that they are more likely to have intimate relationships that had broken down, to have used violence against a previous woman partner as well as against the victim they killed, and to “ specialize” in violence against women.
KW - intimate partner murder
U2 - 10.1177/1077801204265015
DO - 10.1177/1077801204265015
M3 - Article
SN - 1077-8012
VL - 10
SP - 577
EP - 605
JO - Violence Against Women
JF - Violence Against Women
IS - 6
ER -
