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Publication Date: 2005-Feb-1
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Intimate Femicide Followed by Suicide: Examining the Role of Premeditation
Dawson, Myrna
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, v35 n1 p76-90 Feb 2005
People who kill others rarely kill themselves afterwards. When they do, they are more likely to have killed someone with whom they were intimate. Two broad types of suicidal killers have been identified in research that presumes varying degrees of premeditation. Using data on over 700 intimate femicides, the role of premeditation in cases of intimate femicide-suicide compared to killings that do not culminate in a suicide was examined. My results show that premeditation is more likely to occur in cases involving the offenders' suicide, but that evidence of premeditation varies depending upon the type of suicidal killer.
Descriptors: Suicide, Homicide, Psychological Patterns, Family Violence, Spouses, Antisocial Behavior
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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