At the time of the study, the authors were with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
Am J Public Health. 2014 Mar;104(3):461-6. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301582. Epub 2014 Jan 16.
We estimated the frequency and examined the characteristics of intimate partner homicide and related deaths in 16 US states participating in the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS), a state-based surveillance system.
We used a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze NVDRS data from 2003 to 2009. We selected deaths linked to intimate partner violence for analysis.
Our sample comprised 4470 persons who died in the course of 3350 intimate partner violence-related homicide incidents. Intimate partners and corollary victims represented 80% and 20% of homicide victims, respectively. Corollary homicide victims included family members, new intimate partners, friends, acquaintances, police officers, and strangers.
Our findings, from the first multiple-state study of intimate partner homicide and corollary homicides, demonstrate that the burden of intimate partner violence extends beyond the couple involved. Systems (e.g., criminal justice, medical care, and shelters) whose representatives routinely interact with victims of intimate partner violence can help assess the potential for lethal danger, which may prevent intimate partner and corollary victims from harm.
我们评估了美国 16 个州参与国家暴力死亡报告系统(NVDRS)的亲密伴侣杀人案和相关死亡事件的频率,并研究了这些事件的特征,该系统是一个基于州的监测系统。
我们使用定量和定性方法相结合的方式,对 2003 年至 2009 年的 NVDRS 数据进行了分析。我们选择了与亲密伴侣暴力有关的死亡事件进行分析。
我们的样本包括 4470 人,他们在 3350 起与亲密伴侣暴力有关的杀人事件中死亡。亲密伴侣和相关受害者分别占杀人案受害者的 80%和 20%。相关杀人案的受害者包括家庭成员、新的亲密伴侣、朋友、熟人、警察和陌生人。
从首次对亲密伴侣杀人案和相关杀人案的多州研究中得出的这些发现表明,亲密伴侣暴力的影响范围超出了涉案的双方。经常与亲密伴侣暴力受害者互动的系统(例如刑事司法系统、医疗保健系统和庇护所)可以帮助评估潜在的致命危险,从而可能防止亲密伴侣和相关受害者受到伤害。