Neil Websdale’s research while affiliated with University of Arizona and other places

... Similarly, the definitions of domestic homicide used (and therefore which cases are selected for review) vary. Whilst definitions in Canada and the US are not uniform across states, more commonly, the focus of DVFR/DHR teams is on intimate partner homicide only Websdale, 2020). Domestic homicide reviews in England and Wales also cover familial violence between those aged over 16 as mandated by statute. ...

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Domestic Homicide Review Committees’ Recommendations and Impacts: A Systematic Review

... At the same time, they provide value for those who engage with law enforcement. Risk-informed collaborative interventions-such as the Lethality Assessment Program (LAP), the Arizona Intimate Partner Risk Assessment Instrument System (APRAIS), and Domestic Violence High Risk Teams (DVHRT)-use risk assessment to identify high-risk victims/perpetrators and enhance intervention (Messing & Campbell, 2016;Messing et al., , 2020cWebsdale, 2020). This may include connecting victims with advocates (LAP, APRAIS) or bringing together a multi-system response (DVHRT) to increase support and accountability. ...

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Preventing Intimate Partner Homicide: The Long Road Ahead

... The death of a parent, especially a mother, is one of the most stressful events a child could experience. Due to children's physical and psychological dependence on their parents, the stress resulting from the death of a beloved maternal attachment figure is compounded by the stress of the mother's absence throughout the child's developmental stages (Websdale, 2020). When a parent dies of homicide, and when the person responsible for the homicide is the child's other parent, trauma and grief interact and intensify (Alisic et al., 2017;Pitcho-Prelorentzos et al., 2021). ...

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Mitigating Loss and Trauma: The Continuing Bonds Experience of Daughters Bereaved to Intimate Partner Femicide

... The loss of a mother has a deep-rooted effect on her children's well-being (Himaz, 2013). Losing a mother can shatter the child's world and trigger strong biological, psychological, social, and spiritual reactions (Mallon, 2011;Websdale, 2020). When a child loses a mother to IPH, the nature of the death is one of the reasons for the intense impact of the maternal loss. ...

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Shattered Voices: Daughters’ Meaning Reconstruction in Loss of a Mother to Intimate Partner Homicide

... For the children, 'emotionally attaching to new caregivers or people in general often proves difficult . . . ' (Websdale, 2022(Websdale, , p. 1387. In such circumstances, children need stability, continuity, and trusted people they can rely on for support (Alisic et al., 2017). ...

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School-based support for children bereaved due to parental intimate partner homicide

... Arizona statute (A.R.S. § 13-3967(B)) requires that those making release decisions in domestic violence cases consider the results of a risk or lethality assessment and the rules of criminal procedure recommend a standard risk assessment across the state (Websdale et al. 2018). The risk assessment used in Arizona is derived from Campbell et al. (2003) femicide study and the ability of the risk assessment to predict near lethal violence was examined using data from the Oklahoma Lethality Assessment Study (Messing et al. 2015;Websdale 2020). The AzIPH study provides an opportunity to examine the ability of the risk assessment to predict homicide in the state and, as needed, to refine the risk assessment. ...

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The Arizona Intimate Partner Homicide (AzIPH) Study: a Step toward Updating and Expanding Risk Factors for Intimate Partner Homicide

... For survey and interview studies, participants either selfidentified as having a mental illness before participating in a study Raub et al., 2013;Salzer et al., 2020) or the person's mental illness was disclosed to the researcher during the course of the interview (Douglas, 2018;Gutowski & Goodman, 2020). In the studies that used judgements/psychological evaluations as their primary data, it was not always clear where the diagnosis originated (Douglas, 2018;Ezzo, 2018;McInnes, 2014;Woodhead et al., 2015;Zumbach, 2016;Websdale, 2020). Court judgements referenced psychiatrists or psychologists as making or interpreting how the parent's mental illness impacted their ability to parent, with some court judgements indicating evidence from of up to three psychiatrists (McInnes, 2014). ...

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Parental Mental Illness in the Family Courts: A Scoping Review

... Access to a firearm in abusive relationships has been found to be a significant risk factor for intimate partner homicides (IPHs) in the United States [1], with over half of all IPHs committed with firearms [2,3]. Intimate partner violence (IPV) has also been found to be a factor in more than half (59.1 %) of the fatal mass shootings in the US from 2014 to 2019 [4]. ...

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The Digital MySteps for Abused Women at Risk for Firearm-Related Injuries and Homicides: Findings from the Feasibility, Acceptability and Preliminary Efficacy Trial

... For instance, Wendt (2009) highlighted the ways male reputation is bolstered through generational family property and lineage, which deterred community members from challenging abusive behaviours due to men's power and influence within the community. As reflected in our data, there was a presence of a 'Boys' Club' mentality, where informal social networks between community members work to trivialise abuse towards women in a range of settings (Websdale & Johnson, 1997;Lievore, 2003;Neame & Heenan, 2004;DeKeseredy & Schwartz, 2009;Owen & Carrington, 2015). As detailed by counsellors, the heavily interconnected and geographically/socially closeknit fabric of regional/rural spaces provided a foundation for men to operationalise particular 'power-knowledge relations' (Foucault, 1977, p. 27), which determined how sexual violence would be conceptualised and responded to. ...

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Seeing Beyond the Individual: Unveiling the Hidden Dynamics of Sexual Revictimisation in Regional and Rural Areas

... Psychopathy did not play a role in 10 parricide cases by adolescents (Myers and Vo 2012), whereas psychopathic traits (Heide and McCurdy 2010) and antisocial personality disorder were found for parricide youths (Heide 1992). A sense of anger has also been a motive for men's killing of their intimate partners (Liem and Koenraadt 2008) and children of intimate partners (Websdale 2010). Overall, most studies on family homicide have focused on psychopathological problems, domestic situations, and/or financial problems; however, the personality traits of family homicide offenders and how their personality traits are different from other types of homicide offenders (e.g., those who murdered a stranger) have not been closely analyzed. ...

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Psychopathy and Gender in Three Faces of Homicide