Violence Policy Center (VPC) Content Topic Results
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September 2014
When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2012 Homicide Data
Publisher(s): The study covers homicides involving one female murder victim and one male offender, and uses data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Supplementary Homicide Report.
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When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2007 Homicide Data
Publisher(s):The study uses the most recent data available from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's unpublished Supplementary Homicide Report and is released each year to coincide with Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October.
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When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2006 Homicide Data
Publisher(s):The study uses the most recent data available from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's unpublished Supplementary Homicide Report and is released each year to coincide with Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October.
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January 2001
A Deadly Myth: Women, Handguns, and Self-Defense
Publisher(s):Analyzing FBI data, this study reports that a woman is far more likely to be the victim of a handgun homicide than to use a handgun in a justifiable homicide.
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When Men Kill Women: An Analysis of the 1996 Homicide Data
Publisher(s):"When Men Kill Women" has sections on: debunking the myth of the stranger lurking in the alley and exposing the reality of a husband or boyfriend with a gun; a summary of key findings; and conclusions around domestic violence and gun access. Two tables chart female homicides by state and other pages provide separate information for each U.S state.