Domestic Homicide Reviews: evidence briefing

Australian Bureau of Statistics: Recorded Crime - Victims, 2021 | Australian Bureau of Statistics (abs.gov.au)

Office for Women – Government of South Australia: Office for Women - Coroner's research position

ANROWS: Australian Domestic and Family Violence Death Review Network national data update - ANROWS - Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety

Australian Bureau of Statistics: Recorded Crime - Victims, 2021 | Australian Bureau of Statistics (abs.gov.au)

Office for Women – Government of South Australia: Office for Women - Coroner's research position

Report "Second Action Plan 2013-2016: Moving Ahead. Of the National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children 2010-2022", available at: Second action plan 2013-2016 – moving ahead – of the national plan to reduce violence against women and their children 2010-2022 (1library.net)

Courts Administration Authority of South Australia: Inquests - CAA (courts.sa.gov.au)

Australian Bureau of Statistics: Recorded Crime - Victims, 2021 | Australian Bureau of Statistics (abs.gov.au)

Ombudsman Western Australia: Ombudsman Western Australia

Annual Report 2021, Ombudsman: Ombudsman WA Annual Report 2020-21 Family and Domestic Violence Fatality Review

Australian Bureau of Statistics: Recorded Crime - Victims, 2021 | Australian Bureau of Statistics (abs.gov.au)

Coroners Court New South Wales: Domestic violence death review (nsw.gov.au)

Statistics Canada: Domestic Homicide Numbers: Section 2: Police-reported intimate partner violence in Canada, 2017 (statcan.gc.ca)

Canadian Domestic Homicide Prevention Initiative: DVDRC Committees | Canadian Domestic Homicide Prevention Initiative (cdhpi.ca)

Province of British Columbia: Death Review Panel Reports & Information - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca)

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Domestic Violence Death Review Final Report: Domestic Violence Death Review Final Report Released | News and Media | Government of Saskatchewan

Response to the Domestic Violence Death Review 2019: Publications Centre (saskatchewan.ca)

2018 Annual Report: Domestic Violence Death Review Committee 2018 Annual Report | Ontario.ca

Office for National Statistics: Homicide in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)

Home Office – DHR Statutory Guidance: DHR-Statutory-Guidance-161206.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)

Home Office – online learning: Conducting a domestic homicide review: online learning - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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Report – Key findings form analysis of domestic homicide reviews: Key findings from analysis of domestic homicide reviews - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Rowlands 2020a

New Zealand Police: homicide victims (police.govt.nz)

Health Quality & Safety Commission New Zealand: Family Violence Death Review Committee | Health Quality & Safety Commission (hqsc.govt.nz)

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Department of Justice – DHR guidance: multi-agency dhr guidance.pdf (justice-ni.gov.uk)

NI direct – government services: Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs) | nidirect

Irish Legal News: NI: Domestic homicide reviews introduced in Northern Ireland | Irish Legal News

Observer: APAV supported 99 people following attempted or consummated homicides – Observer (observador.pt)

EIGE femicide fact sheet: Femicide | European Institute for Gender Equality (europa.eu)

Equipa de Analise Retrospectiva de Homicidio em Violencia Domestica (EARHVD): EARHVD (mai.gov.pt)

NDVFRI: ABOUT - National Domestic Violence Fatality Review Initiative (ndvfri.org)

DHR Report: Colorado Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board Report - DocsLib

Colorado General Assembly: Continue Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board | Colorado General Assembly

Rose Andom Center: Domestic Violence Fatality Review – Rose Andom Center

Fatal Incident Review Team 2020 Annual Report: Fatal Incident Review Team 2020 Annual Report (delaware.gov)

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Domestic Violence Coordination Council: Fatal Incident Review Team - Domestic Violence Coordinating Council (DVCC) - State of Delaware

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MNADV 2020 Annual Report: 2020-DV-Homicide-Prevention-Report.pdf (mnadv.org)

Schlaich & Thompson – Harford County Trial Lawyers: Local Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams in Maryland (stclaw.net)

Montana Board of Crime Control: MBCC - Montana Crime Data (mt.gov)

Montana Code (annotated 2021): 2-15-2017. Domestic violence fatality review commission -- confidentiality of meetings and records -- criminal liability for unauthorized disclosure -- report to legislature, MCA (mt.gov)

Department of Justice: Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission - Montana Department of Justice (dojmt.gov)

2021 DHR Report: Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission (vermont.gov)

2018 DHR Report: 2018-Final-DV-Report.pdf (vermont.gov)

Vermont General Assembly: Vermont Laws

WSCADV: Washington State Domestic Violence Fatality Review – Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV) and Overview of the Washington State Domestic Violence Fatality Review – Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV)

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Washington State Legislature: Chapter 43.235 RCW: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FATALITY REVIEW PANELS (wa.gov)

Office for National Statistics: Homicide in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)

Internal report (James 2018)

Robinson 2018

Report Domestic Homicide Review using Adult Practice Review Methodology: D-APR-English.pdf (monmouthshire.gov.uk)

Wales Safer Communities Network: Safeguarding Reviews and Domestic Homicide Reviews - Wales Safer Communities

Domestic Homicide Review Committees' Recommendations and Impacts: A Systemic Review

Systematic review of research examining DHR processes

Method: systematic review of research. The studies are identified through 11 electronic databases and selected using eligibility criteria

Negotiating organisational blame to foster learning: Professionals' perspectives about Domestic Homicide Reviews

Exploring barriers and facilitators to the impact of DHRs

Method: interviews with practitioners

Investigation Investigations: A Critical Evaluation of the England and Wales Domestic Homicide Review (DHR) Process

To examine the principles and operation of DHRs in England and Wales

Method: interviews, observations and (internal) document analysis

Navigating Family Involvement in Domestic Violence Fatality Review: Conceptualising Prospects for Systems and Relational Repair.

Conceptual article discussing family involvement within DHRs.

Method: synthesis of policy, practice and academic literature

Constructing Fatality Review: A Policy Analysis of the Emergence of Domestic Homicide Reviews in England

and Wales

To understand policy discourse of DHRs in UK (government)

Method: Analysis of policy documents

Reviewing domestic homicide - International practice and perspectives

Review of approaches taken to DHRs, with recommendations to improve the English system

Method: Conversations with (selection of) DHR teams, drawing on scholarly research, and own experience

The ethics of victim voice in Domestic Homicide Reviews

Reflections on the ethics of DHRs, specifically when it comes to the aim of a DHR to centre the victim's voice.

Method: Based on scholarly research and own experiences

Domestic Violence Fatality Review: The State of the Art

Providing an overview of what DHR entails (definition, approach, governance etc.)

Method: drawing on scholarly research, primary (DHR) reports and own experience

Findings from a thematic analysis of reviews into adult deaths in Wales: Domestic Homicide Reviews, Adult Practice Reviews and Mental Health Homicide Reviews

Comparing different review process in Wales. Although most of the report focuses on outcomes of reviews, it also includes a reflection on overlap of different processes.

Method: analysis of a sample of review documents and focus groups with practitioners

Challenges in Defining Domestic

Homicide: Considerations for research and Practice

Reviewing the definition of domestic homicide (in DHRs)

Method: drawing on scholarly research and comparing jurisdictions

Ethical Conundrums in the Establishment and Operation of Domestic/Family Violence Fatality Reviews

Overview of ethical considerations in DHR processes.

Method: drawing on scholarly research and own experience

The Impact of Family Members' Involvement in the Domestic Violence Death Review Process

Reflection on family involvement in the DHR process

Method: drawing on own experience.

A Feminist Reflection on Domestic Violence Death Reviews

A critical reflection on the need to take a gendered approach. Theoretical (feminist) lens

Domestic/Family Violence Death Reviews: An International Comparison

International comparison of DHR in 25 jurisdictions

Method: identification of jurisdictions through search engine. Use of legislation documents, terms of reference and most recently released (DHR) report