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Femicide and Femicide-Suicide in Israel: The Role of Immigration and the Cultural Context.
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Violence and victims [Violence Vict] 2021 Jun 01; Vol. 36 (3), pp. 347-362. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Homicide-suicide is a violent crime primarily committed within intimate relationships. Although increasing attention is being paid to femicide-suicide, there is limited comparative evidence about this crime. This article examines the differences and similarities in offender and victim characteristics between two types of femicide, femicide-suicide and femicide, among various social groups in Israel. The sample comprised all incidents of femicide and femicide-suicide (145) between 2005 and 2015. The analysis indicates that immigration plays a key role in both femicide and femicide-suicide. Femicide-suicide rates were significantly higher among immigrants than among Israeli-native Jews and Arabs. A significant relationship was found between femicide type and the method used to commit the crime: the likelihood that a firearm was used in femicide-suicide cases was 11.08 times higher than in femicide cases. The discussion focuses on the theoretical and practical implications of these findings and suggests prevention strategies.<br /> (© Copyright 2021 Springer Publishing Company, LLC.)
- Subjects :
- Emigration and Immigration
Homicide
Humans
Israel epidemiology
Criminals
Suicide
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0886-6708
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Violence and victims
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34103411
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1891/VV-D-19-00087