Most Australian women who become homicide victims are killed by current or former intimate partners and a new Griffith University study aims to find out why.
“Each year in Australia about 100 females become victims of lethal violence,’’ says Professor Paul Mazerolle, Griffith University Pro Vice Chancellor (Arts, Education & Law) and Director of the Violence Research and Prevention program.
Two out of three of those victims are killed by a current or former intimate partner. In contrast just one in 10 (or fewer) male homicide victims are killed by an intimate partner.
Researchers will undertake in-depth interviews with families and friends of 20 deceased women to gather comprehensive information about victims of Intimate Partner Femicide.
They also want to speak with family and friends of women who have experienced non-lethal violence from partners or former intimate partners.
“We know that many victims of intimate partner femicide previously experienced non-lethal intimate partner violence but we do not
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