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008			110331s2001 eng
022			_a0112-921X
040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aBarnes, Jo _9751
245			_aThe use of firearms in intimate murder-suicide in Australia and New Zealand _cBarnes, Jo
260			_c2001
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500			_aNew Zealand Sociology 16(1) 2001 : 242-250
520			_aThe purpose of this article is to present an examination of murder-suicide as a progression from domestic violence. Murder-suicide usually occurs in the context of an intimate relationship, with the majority of perpetrators being male, and the victims being their female partners and/or children. During the period 1993 to 1998, New Zealand had 29 murder-suicides cases, in which 63 people died. Murder-suicide is viewed as being at the extreme end on a continuum of domestic violence. In a high proportion of cases, violence characterises the relationship preceding the occurrence of murder-suicide. Most murder-suicides occur in the home, and a firearm is the weapon of choice in the majority of cases. Murder-suicide is discussed as an extreme form of sexual violence in the context of the male's penchant for power and control, and the oppression of women. The author advocates for stringent gun control measures, as firearms play a significant role in converting domestic violence into murder.
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650	2	7	_aGUNS _97212
650	2	7	_2FVC _aHOMICIDE _9297
650	2	7	_2FVC _aPHYSICAL ABUSE _9439
650	2	4	_aPSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE _9472
650	2	7	_2FVC _aSELF HARM _9519
650	2	7	_2FVC _aSUICIDE _9586
650	2	7	_aWEAPONS _92946
650	2	7	_2FVC _aWOMEN _9645
650	2	7	_9431 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _2FVC
650	2	4	_aSEXUAL VIOLENCE _9531
773	0		_tNew Zealand Sociology 16(1) 2001 : 242-250
856			_uhttps://researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/entities/publication/bf619445-30c5-4940-8b2b-c8ccce75d8d1 _zAccess online
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE
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