Papers by Dr. Alexandra Lysova
Partner-Killing of Men by Female Intimate Partners: Typology
Springer eBooks, 2023
Domestic Violence in Russia
Springer eBooks, 2023
Sociological Research, Sep 1, 2014
Research data cast doubt on official statistics that show a rise in female crime in Russia. Facto... more Research data cast doubt on official statistics that show a rise in female crime in Russia. Factor analysis of the data of latent crime has shown that even though the actual female crime rate at the beginning of this century shows a slight rising trend, it is not grounds to assert that female crime has risen substantially.
‘She Ended Up Controlling Every Aspect of My Life’: Male Victims' Narratives of Intimate Partner Abuse Perpetrated by Women <sup>∗</sup>
Emerald Publishing Limited eBooks, Aug 2, 2023
Formal help seeking among men who experienced intimate partner violence
CrimRxiv
Nonintimate Polyvictimization and the Severity of Intimate Partner Violence Experienced by Men
Violence and Victims
There is a dearth of research on the relation of men’s cumulative experiences of nonintimate vict... more There is a dearth of research on the relation of men’s cumulative experiences of nonintimate victimization (polyvictimization) to their victimization in intimate relationships. This study examines the association between nonintimate polyvictimization (including being abused as a child, cyberbullied, stalked, physically assaulted, and experiencing property crime) and the severity of intimate partner violence victimization in men. The sample of 8,784 men in current married/common-law relationships was drawn from a random sample of the 2014 Canadian General Social Survey. About 3% of the men (an estimate of about 265,000 men in Canada) experienced the most severe forms of partner abuse, including the combination of emotional abuse and controlling behaviors, physical violence, and the resulted injuries. Among these severely abused men, about one-third were polyvictims. As expected, a nonintimate polyvictimization predicted the increased severity of male partner abuse victimization, cont...
Emergence of Male Victims of Domestic Violence
Springer eBooks, 2023
“How Can I Be a Victim When I Have children?” Abused Men’s Perceptions of Their Children’s Exposure to Domestic Violence
Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma
Similar But Different: Intimate Partner Violence Experienced by Women and Men
Journal of Family Violence
Purpose: Research on intimate partner violence (IPV) is generally focused on female survivors. Ho... more Purpose: Research on intimate partner violence (IPV) is generally focused on female survivors. However, in Canada, about half of all self-reported victims of IPV are men and 1 in 5 calls to police for domestic violence are for male victims. This paper takes a comparative approach to understanding survivors’ experiences of IPV. Methods: Across Canada, 110 female and 45 male survivors of IPV were recruited through media, social media, and listservs for a survey and interviews in 2017. Results: Findings indicate areas of similarity (healthcare needs; difficulty accessing formal support; fear of false accusations) and areas of difference (availability of formal support; types of violence experienced most often; interactions with the justice system). Women and men reported similar types of IPV, with women experiencing higher rates of sexual violence, stalking, and damage to property. Women and men reported similar physical and mental health consequences following IPV. Men were less satisfied than women with the response of the justice system, and both female and male participants encountered gender bias within the justice system. Some women reported being turned away from services that were at their maximum capacity, and men reported difficulty identifying IPV-related services for male survivors. Conclusions: Findings can be used by frontline service providers and the justice system to ensure that services are gender inclusive and gender-sensitive.
Homicide in Russia
The Handbook of Homicide
Exploring Gender Differences in Fear of Domestic Violence
Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma
Intimate Partner Homicide and the Battered Person Syndrome
Gender and Domestic Violence
Although intimate partner violence (IPV), also known as domestic violence, is a set of heterogene... more Although intimate partner violence (IPV), also known as domestic violence, is a set of heterogeneous phenomena, with various causes, dynamics, and consequences, some forms of IPV, known as battering or coercive-controlling violence, can have a profound physical and psychological impact on victims. At the extreme end of these phenomena is intimate partner homicide (IPH), a crime that has been poorly understood and politicized. Attorneys, judges, and juries are asked to adjudicate a crime committed among intimate partners, a context that challenges traditional forms of jurisprudence and invites confusion and politicization. This review examines the causal and motivational factors for IPH in light of the scholarly research literature. It provides a critique of the battered person syndrome, routinely invoked by defense attorneys, particularly in cases involving female suspects. The role of perpetrator sex and gender is also examined.
Children's Experiences of Abuse in the Narratives of Male Victims of Partner Abuse in Four English-Speaking Countries
While we have learnt much in the last forty years about the prevalence of and risk factors for vi... more While we have learnt much in the last forty years about the prevalence of and risk factors for violence perpetrated by individual men and women in their intimate relationships, little research has focused on the interaction between intimate partners within a violent situation. I argue that given the complex nature of intimate relationships and intertwining roles, behaviours, and emotions of both partners, examining the couple’s interaction -rather than the disconnected behaviours of individual men or women -can provide a deeper understanding of and new insights into the process of violence between intimate partners. Using a sample of 295 violent incidents reported by 135 incarcerated women, I explore the interactional aspects of violence in the incidents from a violent events perspective. Identifying and drawing on different dimensions of violent dynamics, e.g., initiation of violence, reaction to initial violence, the use of violence in the entire incident, and injuries to partners...
Examining Men’s Experiences of Abuse From a Female Intimate Partner in Four English-Speaking Countries
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2020
This qualitative study explores the experiences of men who self-report victimization from a femal... more This qualitative study explores the experiences of men who self-report victimization from a female intimate partner in four English-speaking countries. Forty-one men who reported any type of intimate partner abuse (IPA) from a female partner were recruited via targeted advertising in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Twelve online focus groups were conducted across countries using a phenomenologically informed design. Thematic analysis was carried out from an inductive and realist epistemological position and themes identified at a semantic level. This approach was taken to directly reflect the men’s experiences and perspectives, ensuring the voices of this hard-to-reach and overlooked population were heard. Three themes were identified across the countries: an imbalanced experience of harm; living with sustained abuse; and knowledge is power for men experiencing IPA. It was found that most participants underwent physical harm in the context of coercive c...
European Journal of Criminology, 2018
Homicide statistics are often seen as the most reliable and comparable indicator of violent death... more Homicide statistics are often seen as the most reliable and comparable indicator of violent deaths around the world. However, the analysis of Russian homicide statistics challenges this understanding and suggests that international comparisons of homicide levels can be hazardous. Drawing on an institutionalist perspective on crime statistics, official crime-based homicide statistics in Russia are approached as a social construct, a performance indicator and a tool of governance. The paper discusses several incentives to misrepresent official homicide data in contemporary Russia, including politicization of homicide statistics as a legacy of the Soviet’ era’s falsified crime statistics and the role of policing. Mainly, the paper identifies and describes the exact legal, statistical and country-specific substantive mechanisms that allow homicide statistics to be distorted in Russia. By considering legal mechanisms alone, the more accurate homicide rate may be at least 1.6 times higher...
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Papers by Dr. Alexandra Lysova