Non-intimate femicide in England and Wales
A ‘continua’ approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8400871 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Caroline Miles (0000-0002-2247-8465, University of Manchester), Edwin A Cook (0000-0002-7608-8702, Violence and Society Centre, City St Georges’s, University of London , Northampton Square EC1V 0HB) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Publication date | 2026-03-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0955 • E-ISSN: 1464-3529 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjc/azag005 |
| OpenAlex | W7138064348 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 29 |
This article addresses ‘non-intimate femicide’ (NIF), referring to the killing of women and girls outside of family and intimate relationships. Despite substantial proportions of femicides involving non-intimate circumstances, there is a dearth of evidence, research and policy on NIF. Using Homicide Index data for England and Wales (2002–2022), this article provides original insight into the victim, perpetrator and incident characteristics in NIF cases, and reveals important differences between intimate and NIF, as well as high levels of missing or poorly recorded data. We argue for more accurate recording of NIF, alongside a ‘continua thinking’ approach to femicide research, which documents the killing of all women and girls across a range of intimate and non-intimate contexts
Domestic violence · Femicide · Homicide · Index (typography) · Intimate partner · Poison control · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
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| Highly cited | No |