RT Article
T1 Examining Intimate Partner Violence-Related Fatalities: Past Lessons and Future Directions Using U.S. National Data
JF Journal of family violence
VO 38
IS 6
SP 1243
OP 1254
A1 AbiNader, Millan A.
A1 Graham, Laurie M.
A1 Kafka, Julie M.
A2 Graham, Laurie M.
A2 Kafka, Julie M.
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1853375012
AB PurposeAmong homicides in the United States, intimate partners kill almost 50% of female and 10% of male victims. Intimate partner violence (IPV) also contributes to an estimated 6% of suicides. These trends suggest that opportunities for IPV interventions prior to the fatalities may have been missed. Thus, researchers must investigate the context and circumstances of IPV-related fatalities to inform effective prevention strategy development. There are two primary national fatality databases that can be used to examine such factors: the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS, homicide and suicides); and the Uniform Crime Reporting-Supplementary Homicide Reports (UCR-SHR, homicides). These datasets include data on many IPV-related violent deaths but are limited by variations in data quality.MethodThis critical review summarizes opportunities and challenges when examining IPV-related fatalities using these national datasets. To document how the current literature is conceptualizing IPV, a rapid review on IPV-related homicide and suicide articles was performed (2019–2022). Missingness analyses were conducted to describe limitations in key dataset variables.ResultsThese datasets enable tracking IPV-related fatalities nationally over time. However, issues with the operationalization of variables that record IPV circumstances, particularly in the UCR-SHR, and high levels of missingness represent significant barriers to research. Novel methodologies can optimize the use of these datasets.ConclusionNational-level datasets enable researchers to examine IPV-related fatalities, evaluate policy differences between states, and monitor trends and disparities. This research can inform key recommendations for interventions to prevent IPV-related fatalities.
K1 UCR-SHR
K1 NVDRS
K1 Suicide
K1 Intimate partner homicide
K1 Intimate Partner Violence
DO 10.1007/s10896-022-00487-2