Roundtable: Trends in Intimate Partner Homicide During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Theoretical Explanations and Criminal Policy Implications

Session Submission Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract/Description

These round table reunites most of the authors of the articles included in a recent special issue of the Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice. This special issue brings together a diverse set of articles that explore the trends, theoretical explanations, and policy implications of intimate partner violence (IPV) and femicide during the unprecedented global crisis provoked by the COVID-19 pandemic. These articles apply various methodological approaches, such as time series analysis, comparative analysis of official data, and examination of media reports and hotline data to shed light on the complex dynamics of femicide and IPV during the pandemic. Some articles delve into the specific characteristics of femicide cases, such as victim-perpetrator relationships and weapons used, while others focus on broader trends and policy implications. The articles draw on insights from criminology, sociology, psychology, and public health, demonstrating the value of a multi-faceted approach to understanding and addressing the phenomena under study.

Sub Unit

• Area XIV. Roundtables

Individual Presentations

• Intimate partner violence, femicide, and general theories: issues for research and policy from the view of Modern Control Theory - Michael Gottfredson, University of California, Irvine; Mikaela Sky Nielsen, University of California, Irvine

• A Developmental and Life-Course Approach to Understand the Nature and Causes of Intimate Partner Violence and Femicide - Chelsey Narvey, Sam Houston State University; Katie Kaukinen, Kennesaw State University; Nicole Leeper Piquero, University of Miami; Alex Piquero, University of Miami

• A research note on suicidal behaviour as a precursor to domestic homicide, with a coda on trends in femicide before, during and after Covid - Heather Strang, Cambridge University

• Femicide and COVID-19 Pandemic: Examining the Situation in Croatia, Hungary, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Slovenia - Rok Hacin, University of Maribor; Gorazd Meško, University of Maribor

• The devil in the details: Changes under stable trends of femicide in Italy during Covid-19 lockdowns - Stefano Caneppele, School of Criminal Justice, University of Lausanne

• Theoretical Perspectives, Empirical Findings, and Policy Implications of research on femicide before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic - Marcelo F. Aebi, University of Lausanne

Chair

• Marcelo F. Aebi, University of Lausanne

Organized by a Division or external group?

Division of International Criminology