@article{ref1,
title="Spousal Homicides in Fiji",
journal="Homicide studies",
year="1999",
author="Adinkrah, Mensah",
volume="3",
number="3",
pages="215-240",
abstract="This study contributes to the scant extant literature on spousal homicides in non-Western societies through the analysis of 29 legally married spouse homicides that occurred in Fiji over an 11-year period. The data show that husbands are six times as likely to kill a spouse as are wives and that sexual jealousy and suspicions of infidelity are the most common precipitating factor in homicides. A comparison of spouse homicides of males and females reveals that female-perpetrated spouse homicides differ significantly from those of males. The relatively high homicide rate is consequent on the prevalence of male-perpetrated conjugal violence in the society.<p />",
language="",
issn="1088-7679",
doi="10.1177/1088767999003003002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1088767999003003002"
}