RT Article
T1 Addressing Data Gaps: Implications for Preventing Domestic Homicide
JF Journal of family violence
VO 38
IS 6
SP 1255
OP 1270
A1 Giesbrecht, Crystal J.
A2 Dawson, Myrna
A2 Verhoek-Oftedahl, Wendy
A2 Dumont-Smith, Claudette
A2 Dugal, Anuradha
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/185337508X
AB PurposeOver a ten-year period (2010–2019), there were 815 victims of intimate partner/domestic homicide (IP/DH) in Canada. Definitions of IP/DH not only shape our understanding of these deaths; they also shape how data are collected as well as policy and prevention efforts. The Canadian Domestic Homicide Prevention Initiative with Vulnerable Populations (CDHPIVP) examined IP/DH with a focus on four specific populations: Indigenous; immigrant and refugee; people living in rural, remote, and northern areas; and children exposed to domestic violence. Not only is the issue of defining IP/DH complex, but complexity also arises in how we define specific populations that experience different risks, barriers, and vulnerabilities to intimate partner violence and IP/DH.MethodsAt the conclusion of the CDHPIVP, the authors participated in a panel discussion; this article reports and expands upon that discussion by discussing the availability and accessibility of IP/DH data, including official data sources, court decisions, media reports, and domestic violence death reviews.ResultsWe provide an overview of available data, as well as data gaps, regarding IP/DH among each of the four populations, as well as available data sources and challenges in data accessibility.ConclusionsWe share our priorities for enhancing data to inform researchers, policy-makers, and practitioners who are working toward the prevention of IP/DH. Specifically, we note the importance of partnerships for collecting and working with data and opportunities for enhancing data quality regarding research with each of the four populations.
K1 Domestic violence death reviews
K1 Data
K1 Intimate partner homicide
K1 Domestic Homicide
DO 10.1007/s10896-023-00532-8