Reflecting on Legal Responses to Intimate Partner Femicide in Scotland

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ID12436133
AuthorsRachel Mcpherson (0000-0001-8356-0799, University of Glasgow, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume29
Issue3-4
Pages686-704
Publication date2022-08-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueViolence Against Women (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/10778012221094068
PMID35989666
OpenAlexW3204970704
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited17

This article considers legal responses to intimate partner femicide in Scotland. It reflects on how the plea of provocation on the basis of infidelity has been used, pointing to misrepresentation of the relationship between domestic abuse and stalking. From there, findings from 57 intimate partner femicide cases are presented. These findings indicate problematic stereotypes in how intimate partner femicide cases are reported and the operation of the "love narrative" in sentencing. It is concluded that more must be done to label intimate partner femicide cases appropriately and that improvements are achievable within the current criminal justice framework

Computer security · Criminology · Domestic violence · Femicide · Forensic engineering · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Political science · Suicide prevention · Computer Science · Engineering · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues

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