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Future research on bystanders’ perspectives and experiences is crucial to identify the barriers they experience and how their needs could potentially be supported in combating domestic violence. 4/4.

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Further, we see some differences between intimate terrorism (IT) and situational couple violence (SCV). In IT, concerns related to the well-being of the woman (sometimes including fear for lethal abuse), whereas in SCV the involvement of children appeared to be crucial. 3/4.

Results indicate that bystanders report when there is a clear need of help, centering the well-being of victim(s). Reporting is often part of a continuum of actions, is often done as a last resort and tends to impact the bystander emotionally. 2/4.

Just out in Journal of Interpersonal Violence (w/ @v_eichelsheim, Don Weenink & @MarieLindegaard)! Relying on case file data, we analyze why bystanders report IPV to a domestic violence agency in the Netherlands. 1/4

We argue that sociocultural aspects of FGM and early marriage need to be considered in policy & research, in particular the age at which these practices occur, as this may further exacerbate women’s vulnerability to IPV victimization. 6/6.

FGM & early marriage by itself were not associated w/ risk of IPV. Yet, experiencing FGM between age 10-14 was associated w/ higher odds of IPV. For women aged <30, those who experienced FGM age <10 and were married between age 10-14 had highest odds of IPV victimization. 5/6.

Results indicate many women in SL suffer from physical IPV (around 50%). Women aged <30 (who likely haven't experienced war) were especially likely to experience early FGM, child marriage & IPV, suggesting that VAW remains problematic in post-conflict landscape. 4/6.

During SL civil war, many girls & women were victimized by sexual violence & forced into marriage, which may increase vulnerability for revictimization. As such, we also analyze IPV risk among age groups (i.e., those who experienced war and those who haven't). 3/6.

Specifically, we examine the role of female genital mutilation (FGM) and early age at marriage on IPV. Both practices – which are closely linked to one another in SL – are known to increase risk of negative health consequences & IPV. 2/6.

Just out in @JOFVTweets ! Using data from Demographic and Health Surveys, we analyze risk factors of physical intimate partner violence (IPV) for women in Sierra Leone – a post-conflict sub-Saharan African country w/ some of the highest rates of IPV. 1/6.

Offenders' accountability has previously been found to improve victim’s next of kin’s well-being. This information could be used to prepare next of kin for the execution, and it could be worthwhile to consider restorative justice efforts within the capital punishment system. 7/7.

More practically, these findings suggest that victim’s next of kin who witness the execution are generally more likely to be exposed to statements that indicate offenders' accountability rather than a justification. 6/7.

Our results highlight the need for nuanced understanding of complexity of cognitive processes of individuals facing execution. Neutralizations may become less stable over time. We're collecting data to analyze if neutralizations among homicide offenders change over the yrs. 5/7.

Consistent w/ prior research, statements centered on gratitude/love, religion/spirituality, guilt/deservingness, forgiveness & activism. Those who neutralized their offense also expressed these themes, even their guilt/deservingness. 4/7.

Only a small portion (25%) justified the offense, with denial of responsibility being most common (e.g., I did not do it, I was forced). Techniques found in other studies w/ homicide offenders (e.g., denial of victim) were rare. We also analyzed other emergent themes. 3/7.

We qualitatively analyzed last statements made by those sentenced to death for homicide in Texas between 1982 and 2022 (N=578). We analyzed if those convicted of homicide engaged in techniques of neutralization (Sykes & Matza, 1957) in their statements. 2/7.

Our article, w/ Cooper Maher & @behayes4, on the last statements by death row offenders prior to execution just got published in @HomicideStudies! 1/7

As one of the PhD fellows on this project, I could not recommend this position enough. Really interesting research with practical relevance👇🏼.

RT @Wetenschap: Hoe kan de wetenschap verklaren waarom er niet werd ingegrepen bij #DWDD? @MarieLindegaard van @FMG_UvA vertelt over o.a. h….