Does Neighborhood Environment Differentiate Intimate Partner Femicides From Other Femicides?

We examined the association between neighborhood-level factors and intimate partner femicide (IPF) using Wisconsin Violent Death Reporting System (WVDRS) data and Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WCADV) reports, in concert with neighborhood-level information. After controlling for indi...

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Published in:Violence against women 2015-01, Vol.21 (1), p.49-64
Main Authors: Beyer, Kirsten M. M., Layde, Peter M., Hamberger, L. Kevin, Laud, Purushottam W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Coalitions
Correlation analysis
Data analysis
Death
Domestic violence
Family Violence
Female
Feminism
Feminist theory
Geographic Mapping
Homicide - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Intimacy
Intimate Partner Violence - statistics & numerical data
Methodology (Data Collection)
Middle Aged
Murders & murder attempts
Neighborhoods
Neighbourhoods
Partner Abuse
Probability theory
Residence Characteristics - classification
Residence Characteristics - statistics & numerical data
Socioeconomic Factors
Wisconsin
Women
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Summary:We examined the association between neighborhood-level factors and intimate partner femicide (IPF) using Wisconsin Violent Death Reporting System (WVDRS) data and Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WCADV) reports, in concert with neighborhood-level information. After controlling for individual characteristics, neighborhood-level disadvantage was associated with a decreased likelihood of IPF status, as compared with other femicides, whereas neighborhood-level residential instability was associated with an increased likelihood of IPF status. Neighborhood plays a role in differentiating IPFs from other femicides in our study area. Our findings demonstrate the importance of multilevel strategies for understanding and reducing the burden of intimate partner violence.
ISSN:1077-8012
1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/1077801214564075