Domestic Homicide of Older People (2010–15): A comparative analysis of intimate-partner homicide and parricide cases in the UK

Bows, Hannah

Abstract

Despite half a century of research on both domestic violence and elder abuse, homicide of older people by a partner or family member (domestic homicide (DH)) remains largely unexplored. This article presents data drawn from a larger parent study examining homicide of older people (aged sixty and over) in the UK. This analysis is based on a subset of cases that would fall within current definitions of DH (n = 221). Analysis reveals differences in DH of older men and women in relation to the perpetrator gender and relationship and differences between intimate-partner homicides and those perpetrated by other family members. Implications for research, theory and practice are discussed.

Citation

Bows, H. (2019). Domestic Homicide of Older People (2010–15): A comparative analysis of intimate-partner homicide and parricide cases in the UK. The British Journal of Social Work, 49(5), 1234-1253. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcy108

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 1, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Nov 29, 2018
• Publication Date: Jul 31, 2019
• Deposit Date: Oct 31, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 29, 2020
• Journal: British Journal of Social Work
• Print ISSN: 0045-3102
• Electronic ISSN: 1468-263X
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 49
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 1234-1253
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcy108
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1344021