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The need to pay (academic) attention to men who experience intimate partner violence

Intimate partner violence is a serious crime and health issue in the world, with many victims suffering serious physical and psychological consequences of such abuse.

Alexandra Lysova, Pauline Aarten and Marieke Liem • November 04, 2022

The chronic abuser and the hopeless offender: Two sides of the same coin of intimate partner homicide

Worldwide one in seven homicides involve the killing of an intimate partner. In the Netherlands this number is even higher: one in four homicides concern intimate partner homicides. But who are the offenders and victims of intimate partner homicide?

Pauline Aarten and Marieke Liem • April 25, 2022

Understanding Domestic Homicide: A Quick Overview of the Dutch Context

Intimate partner homicide has a grave impact on the co-victims, but also on society. Although the phenomenon has been studied worldwide, it remains unclear or contested as to what can be done to prevent the fatality of an (ex)partner.

Pauline Aarten and Christine Boelema Robertus • May 13, 2019