title: National trends in intimate partner homicides: explaining declines in Canada, 1976 to 2001.
abstract: In the past decade, research has begun to identify factors that may be contributing to declines in spousal homicide. The authors address two gaps in the Canadian literature: (a) the documentation of trends, including subgroup variations, and (b) the identification of factors that may be associated with declines. Using Statistics Canada data, the authors assess the association of declines with various factors. Results indicate that shifts in relative employment and divorce rates appear to be associated with declining rates for women, whereas shifts in men's education and divorce rates appear to be associated with declining rates of spousal homicide for men.
authors.affiliation: University of Guelph, Canada.
authors.forename: Myrna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dawson
authors.forename: Valerie Pottie
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Bunge
authors.forename: Thierno
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Balde
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000374:Aggression; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004243:Divorce / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012747:Sexual Partners; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors