被谋杀的老年土著妇女和法律结果
Ann W Burgess1, Victor Petreca1, Gary Brucato1
1Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA.
Journal of interpersonal violence
|September 24, 2024
概括
大多数50岁以上的土著妇女的谋杀案都涉及已知的罪犯和药物滥用. 许多案件仍未得到解决,这凸显了对老年土著妇女更好的追踪和干预策略的需要.
科学领域:
- 犯罪学 犯罪学
- 土著研究土著研究.
- 老年学是一门学科.
背景情况:
- 失踪和被谋杀的土著妇女 (MMIW) 是一个关键问题.
- 年长的土著妇女 (50+) 是MMIW病例中的脆弱人口.
- 关于涉及老年土著妇女的谋杀案的具体特征的研究有限.
研究的目的:
- 分析了33起失踪和谋杀的50岁及以上的土著妇女案件.
- 为了识别模式,犯罪者的特征和案件的结果.
- 为这一群体提供预防和干预策略的信息.
主要方法:
- 对33例MMIW病例 (50岁以上) 的定性描述性分析.
- 包括单个,多个和大规模的刺伤事件.
- 检查案件细节,包括犯罪者的身份,药物滥用,位置和关系动态.
主要成果:
- 在大多数案例中,犯罪者是已知的;许多案件导致了定罪,但有些案件仍未解决或最终导致犯罪者自杀.
- 滥用物质 (酒精/非法药物) 在近70%的案件 (受害者和/或犯罪者) 中普遍存在.
- 谋杀主要发生在部落土地上,由与受害者有关系的年轻人实施;家庭暴力,性暴力和经济利益是常见的主题.
结论:
- 干预策略应解决青少年物质滥用,早期关系冲突解决,以及对老年人性杀人的执法培训.
- 在家庭/伴侣暴力案件中,心理疾病的临床护理至关重要.
- 为了有效预防和应对,需要建立一个国家数据库来追踪针对老年土著妇女的谋杀案.
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