Evalution of Femicide Cases Committed Between the Years 1996–2005 in Antalya

Bibliographic Data

ID13629970
AuthorsAkın Tütüncüler (Council of Forensic Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, corresponding author), Erdal Özer (0000-0002-6782-4878, Department of Forensic Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey), Yaşar Mustafa Karagöz (0000-0003-4966-5065, Department of Forensic Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey), Fatma Yücel Beyaztaş (Department of Forensic Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey)
Year2015
Volume71
Issue2
Pages198-210
Publication date2015-03-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0030222815570600
PMID26625512
OpenAlexW2280396063
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited24

Criminal death incidence of women varies between developed and developing countries, and it has become a common public problem in almost every country. We do not have any data about femicide cases published in Turkey until today. In our study, we tried to call attention to femicide cases. In our study, we evaluated 141 cases of female homicides with an interval of 10 years between January 1996 and May 2005, retrospectively. Data retrieved were statistically evaluated using chi-square test. Most of the cases were between 21 and 35 years of age. Spouse murders are usually witnessed during the process of divorce. Establishment of institutions which will ensure the security of women during this period is of paramount importance. If we protect women during divorce and separation proceedings, we can prevent femicide cases. We also think that laws may be strengthened for protecting women who are vulnerable at such times

Criminology · Domestic violence · Femicide · Incidence (geometry · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Poison control · Political science · Public security · Sociology · Spouse · Test (biology · Child Abuse and Trauma · Demography · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Law · Medicine · Psychology