Intimate Partner Homicide in Chicago over 29 Years.

Block, Carolyn Rebecca; Christakos, Antigone

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ERIC Number: EJ513126

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1995

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Intimate Partner Homicide in Chicago over 29 Years.

Block, Carolyn Rebecca; Christakos, Antigone

Crime and Delinquency, v41 n4 p496-526 Oct 1995

Reports rate of intimate partner homicides (married and unmarried, heterosexual and homosexual) in Chicago from 1965-1993 (2,556 in all). Identifies major trends in intimate homicide over this 29-year period; discusses the people who are most at risk and the riskiest situations. Explores implications for intervention strategies. (LKS)

Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Battered Women, Community Control, Community Responsibility, Family Violence, Homosexuality, Law Enforcement, Legislation, Police Community Relationship, Public Policy, Responses, Sociocultural Patterns, Spouses

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Illinois (Chicago)

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