TY - JOUR
PY - 2023//
TI - Addressing data gaps: implications for preventing domestic homicide
JO - Journal of family violence
A1 - Giesbrecht, Crystal J.
A1 - Dawson, Myrna
A1 - Verhoek-Oftedahl, Wendy
A1 - Dumont-Smith, Claudette
A1 - Dugal, Anuradha
SP - 1255
EP - 1270
VL - 38
IS - 6
N2 - Over a ten-year period (2010-2019), there were 815 victims of intimate partner/domestic homicide (IP/DH) in Canada. Definitions of IP/DH not only shape our understanding of these deaths; they also shape how data are collected as well as policy and prevention efforts. The Canadian Domestic Homicide Prevention Initiative with Vulnerable Populations (CDHPIVP) examined IP/DH with a focus on four specific populations: Indigenous; immigrant and refugee; people living in rural, remote, and northern areas; and children exposed to domestic violence. Not only is the issue of defining IP/DH complex, but complexity also arises in how we define specific populations that experience different risks, barriers, and vulnerabilities to intimate partner violence and IP/DH. Methods At the conclusion of the CDHPIVP, the authors participated in a panel discussion; this article reports and expands upon that discussion by discussing the availability and accessibility of IP/DH data, including official data sources, court decisions, media reports, and domestic violence death reviews. Results We provide an overview of available data, as well as data gaps, regarding IP/DH among each of the four populations, as well as available data sources and challenges in data accessibility. Conclusions We share our priorities for enhancing data to inform researchers, policy-makers, and practitioners who are working toward the prevention of IP/DH. Specifically, we note the importance of partnerships for collecting and working with data and opportunities for enhancing data quality regarding research with each of the four populations. Language: en
LA - en
SN - 0885-7482
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10896-023-00532-8
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