Social Psychiatry, Vol. 52 No. 4, 2024.
Review article
https://doi.org/10.24869/spsih.2024.334
Forensic Traits of Intimate Partner Femicide Perpetrators
Lana Mužinić Marinić
; Department of Psychiatry, Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
Igor Marinić
; Department of Psychiatry, Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Prevention of intimate partner violence and the criminal offense of intimate partner femicide
represent a constant
challenge for identifying the risk factors and recognizing the likelihood of their occurrence,
while providing the earliest possible interventions in order to prevent them. The aim of this paper
is to present an overview of the previous studies addressing the topic of intimate partner femicide
perpetrators, both in terms of the typology of perpetrators, their previous violent behavior,
existence of mental disorders, the influence of alcohol and drug abuse, as well as the influence of
depression and suicidal ideations on the perpetration of homicide or homicide-suicide. In
conclusion, the importance of professionals recognizing the possible perpetrators among those they
potentially encounter is emphasized, whether from the areas of health, police, social welfare or
the judicial system, along with the importance of educating the public about the potential danger
and the possible fatal consequences of the most serious criminal offenses, in order to provide
protective and therapeutic interventions to the victims of intimate partner violence as soon as
possible.
Keywords
Homicide; Homicide-Suicide; Intimate Partner; Femicide; Perpetrators
Hrčak ID:
328113
URI
Publication date:
10.12.2024.
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