Article
Spousal Homicides in Fiji
Homicide Studies
(1999)
Abstract
This study contributes to the scant extant literature on spousal homicides in non-Western societies through the analysis of 29 legally married spouse homicides that occurred in Fiji over an 11-year period. The data show that husbands are six times as likely to kill a spouse as are wives and that sexual jealousy and suspicions of infidelity are the most common precipitating factor in uxoricides. A comparison of spouse homicides of males and females reveals that female-perpetrated spouse homicides differ significantly from those of males. The relatively high uxoricide rate is consequent on the prevalence of male-perpetrated conjugal violence in the society.
Keywords
- spousal homicide,
- spousal murder,
- mariticide,
- uxoricide,
- homicide-suicide,
- Fiji
Disciplines
Publication Date
1999
Citation Information
Mensah Adinkrah. "Spousal Homicides in Fiji" Homicide Studies Vol. 3 (1999) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/mensah_adinkrah/32/