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Results for homicides (australia)
1 results foundAuthor: Gannoni, Alexandra Title: Same-sex intimate partner homicide in Australia Summary: According to the most recent National Homicide Monitoring Program (NHMP) annual report, there have been more than 6,200 homicides in Australia since data collection began in 1989-90, with one in every four cases involving the death of a victim killed by his or her intimate partner (see Chan & Payne 2013). Of these, the vast majority (approximately 98%) involved partners from opposite-sex relationships, while a small proportion (approximately 2%) involved partners from same-sex relationships. Same-sex intimate partner homicides are generally aggregated with all other intimate partner homicides for the purpose of broad descriptive analysis of the NHMP database. Comparatively little international research has been conducted exploring the nature and context of same-sex intimate partner homicides and no research has specifically examined same-sex intimate partner homicides in Australia. However, as Drake (2004: 317) argues: Research about [gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered] homicide is necessary if the overall homicide rate is to be reduced ...Focusing on stigmatised and underrepresented groups ...might not appear important, [but] this kind of attitude helps exacerbate the crime problem and ensures that homicide will always be problematic. In an attempt to address this gap in the Australian homicide literature and to contribute new knowledge to the study of homicide in general, this paper describes the key characteristics of same-sex intimate partner homicide in Australia as recorded in the NHMP and draws together national and international research concerning its associated factors. Details: Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, 2014. 7p. Source: Internet Resource: Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice no. 469: Accessed October 1, 2014 at: http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/current%20series/tandi/461-480/tandi469.html Year: 2014 Country: Australia URL: http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/current%20series/tandi/461-480/tandi469.html Shelf Number: 133533 Keywords: Homicides (Australia)Intimate Partner Violence |