Danger Signs: Ethnicity, Relationship Status and Lethal Threats Associated with Intimate Partner Violence

This paper identifies groupings of women who experience dangerous levels of intimate partner violence. Data from a survey of two hundred and twenty seven Perth women, who were clients of two services, were systematically analysed using SPSS Version 17. The results confirm that specific groupings of...

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Main Authors: Guggisberg, Marika, Larsen, A., Fisher, C., Spilsbury, Katrina, Zilkens, Renate, Semmens, James
Format: Journal Article
Published: Murdoch University 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34651
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author Guggisberg, Marika
Larsen, A.
Fisher, C.
Spilsbury, Katrina
Zilkens, Renate
Semmens, James
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Fisher, C.
Spilsbury, Katrina
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Semmens, James
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description This paper identifies groupings of women who experience dangerous levels of intimate partner violence. Data from a survey of two hundred and twenty seven Perth women, who were clients of two services, were systematically analysed using SPSS Version 17. The results confirm that specific groupings of women experienced various illegal, potentially lethal forms of violence. The severity of the threats to Aboriginal and separated women suggests that these women are at risk of serious injury and possibly homicide. Their experiences expose a gap between laws outlawing violence and cultural norms that support intimate partner violence. These findings serve also as a warning to service providers that intervention is warranted.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-346512017-01-30T13:44:54Z Danger Signs: Ethnicity, Relationship Status and Lethal Threats Associated with Intimate Partner Violence Guggisberg, Marika Larsen, A. Fisher, C. Spilsbury, Katrina Zilkens, Renate Semmens, James This paper identifies groupings of women who experience dangerous levels of intimate partner violence. Data from a survey of two hundred and twenty seven Perth women, who were clients of two services, were systematically analysed using SPSS Version 17. The results confirm that specific groupings of women experienced various illegal, potentially lethal forms of violence. The severity of the threats to Aboriginal and separated women suggests that these women are at risk of serious injury and possibly homicide. Their experiences expose a gap between laws outlawing violence and cultural norms that support intimate partner violence. These findings serve also as a warning to service providers that intervention is warranted. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34651 Murdoch University restricted
spellingShingle Guggisberg, Marika
Larsen, A.
Fisher, C.
Spilsbury, Katrina
Zilkens, Renate
Semmens, James
Danger Signs: Ethnicity, Relationship Status and Lethal Threats Associated with Intimate Partner Violence
title Danger Signs: Ethnicity, Relationship Status and Lethal Threats Associated with Intimate Partner Violence
title_full Danger Signs: Ethnicity, Relationship Status and Lethal Threats Associated with Intimate Partner Violence
title_fullStr Danger Signs: Ethnicity, Relationship Status and Lethal Threats Associated with Intimate Partner Violence
title_full_unstemmed Danger Signs: Ethnicity, Relationship Status and Lethal Threats Associated with Intimate Partner Violence
title_short Danger Signs: Ethnicity, Relationship Status and Lethal Threats Associated with Intimate Partner Violence
title_sort danger signs: ethnicity, relationship status and lethal threats associated with intimate partner violence
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34651