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- Why Do They Kill?: Men Who Murder Their Intimate Partners
- 2007
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- Published by: Vanderbilt University Press
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Key turning points of these relationships include the first emergence of the man's violence, his blaming of the victim, her attempts to resist, his escalation, her attempts to end the relationship, and his punishment for her defiance. Critical perspective on the men's accounts comes from interviews with victims of attempted homicide (standing in for the murder victims) who survived shootings, stabbings, and strangulation. These women detail their partner's escalating patterns of child abuse, sexual violence, terroristic threats, and stalking. The section on help-seeking patterns of victims helps to dispel notions of ìlearned helplessnessî among victims.
Table of Contents
- Title Page
- pp. 4-5
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-viii
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- 1. Men Who Kill Their Partners
- pp. 1-22
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- 2. Recognizing Abusive Men
- pp. 23-34
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- 3. Killer Profiles
- pp. 35-119
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- 4. The Killers’ Upbringings
- pp. 120-137
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- 5. Short Courtships
- pp. 138-147
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- 6. Child Abuse
- pp. 148-162
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- 7. Patterns of Possession and Punishment
- pp. 163-219
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- 8. Victim Help-Seeking
- pp. 220-250
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- 9. Conclusions and Recommendations
- pp. 251-268
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- References
- pp. 275-282
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