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

Bows, Hannah

doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcy108

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

Bows, Hannah

Authors

Dr Hannah Bows hannah.bows@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor

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

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This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in The British Journal Of Social Work following peer review. The version of record Bows, Hannah (2019). Domestic Homicide of Older People (2010–15): A comparative analysis of intimate-partner homicide and parricide cases in the UK. British Journal of Social Work 49(5): 1234-1253, is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcy108.