@article{ref1,
title="The role of depression in intimate partner homicide perpetrated by men against women: an analysis of sentencing remarks",
journal="Trends and issues in crime and criminal justice",
year="2023",
author="Lawler, Siobhan and Boxall, Hayley and Dowling, Christopher",
volume="672",
number="",
pages="-",
abstract="Previous research has shown that persons with depression are over-represented among perpetrators of intimate partner homicide (IPH). However, the relationship between IPH and depression is not well understood. This study explores the role of offender depression within a sample of 199 cases of male-perpetrated IPH in Australia, as described by judges in sentencing remarks. Over one-third of the IPH offenders had experienced depression at some point in their lifetime. Qualitative information about the onset and cause of depression, co-occurring risk factors and the relationship between depression and culpability is presented. <br><br>FINDINGS show that depression alone holds limited explanatory value for understanding IPH, and must be considered in the context of other co-occurring risk factors.    ISBN 9781922877000<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0817-8542",
doi="10.52922/ti77000",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.52922/ti77000"
}