Sexual femicide, non-sexual femicide and rape: Where do the differences lie? A continuum in a pattern of violence against women.

ABSTRACT: Violence against women is a growing health problem, especially when perpetrated in intimate relationships. Despite increasing attention, there is little comparative evidence on the different types of violence involved and there is a paucity of research on sexual femicides. This study examines cases of violence against women in northern Italy, focusing on sexual and non-sexual femicides and comparing them with rape that does not result in femicides. The sample included 500 women who were victims of sexual and non-sexual femicides, and of rape. Results show sexual femicides mostly involved unknown victims or women who were prostitutes. Sexual femicidal offenders used improper weapons to kill their victims, acted in secluded locations, and fled the crime scene; their crime was more likely the

SUBMITTER: Zara G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9664082 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature