Femicide. Differences between the antisocial and the ordinary murderer.
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https://doi.org/10.24310/Boletin-criminologico.2017.v23i0.3876Keywords:
feminicide, intimate partner violence, batterer men typologies, implications for interventionsAbstract
In this research 189 sentences enacted in Spain for femicide, be it actual or attempted, are analysed and described; and
the differences between a group of antisocial murderers (n=56) and a group of ordinary ones (n=133) are studied. Additionally, the association between suicidal behaviour and the breakup of a relationship has been studied. The results reveal differences between the two typologies regarding the criminal profile, love relationship, criminal motivation and modus operandi. Besides, there is a correlation between suicidal behaviour previous to the crime and the abandonment of the female partner. Some actions are proposed in order to include these discoveries to the therapeutic intervention with offenders, the protection of high-risk victims and the processes of risk assessment.
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