Understanding Domestic Homicide in Scotland : Exploring Patterns, Promoting Safeguarding

了解苏格兰的家庭凶杀案：探索模式，促进保障

• 批准号: ES/X002934/1
• 负责人: Lesley McMillan
• 金额: $ 5.12万
• 依托单位: Glasgow Caledonian University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FX002934%2F1
• 关键词: Understanding; Domestic; Homicide; Scotland; Exploring

In the UK, over the past ten years, on average a woman is killed by her partner or former partner every 4 days. While our understanding of domestic abuse in all its forms has increased in recent years, we know significantly less about how this leads to homicide. Current data sets fail to unpack the complexity of factors that precede domestic homicide, yet this knowledge and understanding of the people, places and their interactions may offer us the best opportunities to prevent further deaths. Similarly, some deaths are 'hidden' such as suicides that are preceded by domestic abuse, but little is known about this phenomenon. It is these gaps in knowledge that this collaborative project between Glasgow Caledonian University, the University of Glasgow, Police Scotland and violence against women and girls (VAWG) public and third sector partners seeks to fill. Our overarching aim is to work collaboratively and build on our existing relationships between the universities and Police Scotland, the Scottish Institute for Policing Research and relevant third sector organisations to more fully understand domestic homicide of women, the patterns of behaviour that precede it, the challenges it presents in terms of prevention, and the opportunities that may exist for safeguarding. We aim to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and best practice between us as we co-design the project and create a community of practice around domestic homicide in Scotland. The project will begin by examining existing literature on domestic homicide before undertaking a focussed pilot study analysing police case file data for a sample of domestic homicides over a period of ten years. This will create a unique 'data profile' for each case derived from information about victims, perpetrators, the offence and context in which it occurred. We will develop offence timelines and typologies and unpack the complex interpersonal and contextual dynamics and patterns across cases that we analyse. Our work will also draw on social network analysis to understand the dynamics of perpetration, victimisation and risk, and create a visual representation of the dynamic nature of relationships, events and contexts to identify future opportunities for safeguarding and prevention. Our project will be supported by four focussed collaborative workshops with project partners - Police Scotland and public and third sector organisations. These will be focused on: developing our pilot study and overall collaborative approach to the project; reflecting on the findings of the pilot study and making meaning from them; considering what is still to be known and developing a methodology for a larger project; 'hidden homicides', domestic abuse and suicide, and the further development of a follow-on study. These will be structured using the World Café method, supported by a professional illustrator to tell a visual story of the development of this community of practice, key milestones and learning points.The project will produce a range of outputs for a variety of audiences including: an online webinar/conference; a digital learning resource using innovative learning software for dissemination to stakeholders and their organisations to strengthen the community of practice and create further partnerships and connections; a project website with a 'Slack Chat' type tool to facilitate continued dialogue and the development of further research, learning and practice. We will also produce short research briefings for practitioners, policy makers and academics, a final project report including an executive summary and infographics, and at least two academic articles for publication in leading journals. We will also co-produce a further larger collaborative project for which we will seek additional funding with a view to examining a wider sample of domestic homicides, attempted domestic homicides and 'hidden homicides' of women in Scotland.

在英国，在过去的十年中，平均每四天就有一名妇女被她的伴侣或前伴侣杀害。虽然近年来我们对各种形式的家庭暴力的了解有所增加，但我们对家庭暴力如何导致凶杀的了解却少得多。目前的数据集无法揭示家庭杀人之前因素的复杂性，但这种对人、地点及其相互作用的认识和理解可能为我们提供防止进一步死亡的最佳机会。同样，一些死亡是“隐藏的”，例如在家庭虐待之前发生的自杀，但人们对这一现象知之甚少。格拉斯哥卡利多尼亚大学、格拉斯哥大学、苏格兰警方和暴力侵害妇女和女童问题公共和第三部门合作伙伴之间的合作项目正是试图填补这些知识空白。我们的首要目标是在大学与苏格兰警察局、苏格兰警务研究所和相关第三部门组织之间的现有关系的基础上进行合作，以更充分地了解家庭中妇女被杀的情况、之前的行为模式、在预防方面面临的挑战，以及可能存在的保护机会。我们的目标是促进我们之间的知识交流和最佳实践，因为我们共同设计了这个项目，并创建了一个关于苏格兰家庭凶杀的实践社区。该项目将首先审查关于家庭杀人案的现有文献，然后进行一项重点试点研究，分析十年来家庭杀人案样本的警方案件档案数据。这将为每个案件创建一个独特的“数据档案”，这些资料来自有关受害者、肇事者、犯罪和发生背景的信息。我们将制定犯罪时间表和类型学，并在我们分析的案件中解开复杂的人际关系和上下文动态和模式。我们的工作还将利用社会网络分析来了解犯罪、受害和风险的动态，并创建关系、事件和背景的动态特性的视觉表示，以确定未来的保护和预防机会。我们的项目将得到四个重点合作研讨会的支持，与项目合作伙伴-苏格兰警察局和公共和第三部门组织。这些将集中在：开发我们的试点研究和项目的整体协作方法；反思初步研究的结果并从中获得意义；考虑尚待了解的问题，并为更大的项目开发一种方法；“隐性谋杀”，家庭暴力和自杀，以及后续研究的进一步发展。这些将使用世界咖啡馆的方法进行组织，由专业插画师支持，讲述这个实践社区发展的视觉故事，关键里程碑和学习点。该项目将为各种受众提供一系列产出，包括：在线网络研讨会/会议；数码学习资源，使用创新的学习软件，向持份者及其机构传播，以加强实践社群，并建立进一步的伙伴关系和联系；一个带有“Slack Chat”类型工具的项目网站，以促进持续的对话和进一步研究、学习和实践的发展。我们还将为从业者、政策制定者和学者提供简短的研究简报，一份包括执行摘要和信息图表的最终项目报告，以及至少两篇在主要期刊上发表的学术文章。我们还将共同制定一个更大的合作项目，为此我们将寻求额外的资金，以调查苏格兰更广泛的家庭谋杀、家庭谋杀未遂和“隐性谋杀”妇女的样本。