Desmond Ellis is a member of the sociology graduate faculty and a professor emeritus and co-founder of the La Marsh Centre for Child and Youth Research, Faculty of Health, York University. He served his country in the Royal Artillery in England and his community as a board member of the Elspeth Heyworth Centre in Toronto and the Conflict Mediation Service, Downsview. He was also a member of the Domestic Violence Sub-committee to the Federal U.S., Uniform Collaborative Law Act Task Force. He published a number of research reports, books and articles on male partner violence associated with separation, and the effects of participating in collaborative and adversarial family court proceeding on male partner violence. His previous book was Domestic Violence: A Practical Handbook for Family Lawyers (2019).

• IntroductionGoal and PurposesOrganizationSummary and Lessons Learned Chapter 1: DefinitionsHomicide Homicide-suicideFemicide Social Issues PurposesSummary and Lessons LearnedChapter 2: HistoryMedia Publicity System Gaps Alternative Models Legislation Summary and Lessons Learned Chapter 3: TheoryPatriarchy TheorySystems TheoryEcological TheoryProprietariness TheorySummary and Lessons Learned Chapter 4: Research Sample Selection Findings Evaluation Recommendations Summary and Lessons Learned Chapter 5: Implications for Practice Coronial RuleStudy Design Definitions Data Collection Data Analysis Risk Factors Protective Factors Selection of Homicide Cases Selection of Advisory Group Members Contradictory Objective Hierarchy of Voice Public Awareness Dilemmas Accountability Evaluation Inter-agency Collaboration: DHR and CCRFemicide-suicide ArgumentsSummary and Lessons LearnedChapter 6: The Barriers ThesisDefinitions Conceptual Empirical Implications Summary and lessons learned Chapter 7: Domestic Violence Homicide Reviews and Indigenous PeoplesIntroductionNomenclature FindingsSettler Colonization Theory ApplicationProblems ProspectsPostscriptSummary and Lessons Learned Chapter 8: Case StudiesIntroduction The West Berkshire Safer Communities Partnership (CSP/DHR)Ontario Domestic Violence Death Review CommitteeSanta Clara Domestic Violence Death Review TeamSummary and Lessons Learned Conclusions Chapter 9: PolicyPart OnePart Two ReferencesIndexAppendix A: Participating in Multi-agency Reviews of Homicide/Femicide CasesAppendix B: Chairing Multi-agency Homicide ReviewsAbout the Author

Domestic Violence Death Reviews and Femicide is a comprehensive work that critically explores the complexities of Domestic Violence Death Reviews and their impact on preventing femicide. It combines theoretical perspectives, empirical research, practical applications, and policy analysis. This book’s depth—covering methodologies, challenges, and case studies—makes it a suitable resource for courses in social work, public policy, and criminology. Its balanced critique and insightful recommendations provide both rigor and practical relevance.

Desmond Ellis is a member of the sociology graduate faculty and a professor emeritus and co-founder of the La Marsh Centre for Child and Youth Research, Faculty of Health, York University. He served his country in the Royal Artillery in England and his community as a board member of the Elspeth Heyworth Centre in Toronto and the Conflict Mediation Service, Downsview. He was also a member of the Domestic Violence Sub-committee to the Federal U.S., Uniform Collaborative Law Act Task Force. He published a number of research reports, books and articles on male partner violence associated with separation, and the effects of participating in collaborative and adversarial family court proceeding on male partner violence. His previous book was Domestic Violence: A Practical Handbook for Family Lawyers (2019).

• IntroductionGoal and PurposesOrganizationSummary and Lessons Learned Chapter 1: DefinitionsHomicide Homicide-suicideFemicide Social Issues PurposesSummary and Lessons LearnedChapter 2: HistoryMedia Publicity System Gaps Alternative Models Legislation Summary and Lessons Learned Chapter 3: TheoryPatriarchy TheorySystems TheoryEcological TheoryProprietariness TheorySummary and Lessons Learned Chapter 4: Research Sample Selection Findings Evaluation Recommendations Summary and Lessons Learned Chapter 5: Implications for Practice Coronial RuleStudy Design Definitions Data Collection Data Analysis Risk Factors Protective Factors Selection of Homicide Cases Selection of Advisory Group Members Contradictory Objective Hierarchy of Voice Public Awareness Dilemmas Accountability Evaluation Inter-agency Collaboration: DHR and CCRFemicide-suicide ArgumentsSummary and Lessons LearnedChapter 6: The Barriers ThesisDefinitions Conceptual Empirical Implications Summary and lessons learned Chapter 7: Domestic Violence Homicide Reviews and Indigenous PeoplesIntroductionNomenclature FindingsSettler Colonization Theory ApplicationProblems ProspectsPostscriptSummary and Lessons Learned Chapter 8: Case StudiesIntroduction The West Berkshire Safer Communities Partnership (CSP/DHR)Ontario Domestic Violence Death Review CommitteeSanta Clara Domestic Violence Death Review TeamSummary and Lessons Learned Conclusions Chapter 9: PolicyPart OnePart Two ReferencesIndexAppendix A: Participating in Multi-agency Reviews of Homicide/Femicide CasesAppendix B: Chairing Multi-agency Homicide ReviewsAbout the Author

Domestic Violence Death Reviews and Femicide is a comprehensive work that critically explores the complexities of Domestic Violence Death Reviews and their impact on preventing femicide. It combines theoretical perspectives, empirical research, practical applications, and policy analysis. This book’s depth—covering methodologies, challenges, and case studies—makes it a suitable resource for courses in social work, public policy, and criminology. Its balanced critique and insightful recommendations provide both rigor and practical relevance.

Desmond Ellis is a member of the sociology graduate faculty and a professor emeritus and co-founder of the La Marsh Centre for Child and Youth Research, Faculty of Health, York University. He served his country in the Royal Artillery in England and his community as a board member of the Elspeth Heyworth Centre in Toronto and the Conflict Mediation Service, Downsview. He was also a member of the Domestic Violence Sub-committee to the Federal U.S., Uniform Collaborative Law Act Task Force. He published a number of research reports, books and articles on male partner violence associated with separation, and the effects of participating in collaborative and adversarial family court proceeding on male partner violence. His previous book was Domestic Violence: A Practical Handbook for Family Lawyers (2019).

• IntroductionGoal and PurposesOrganizationSummary and Lessons Learned Chapter 1: DefinitionsHomicide Homicide-suicideFemicide Social Issues PurposesSummary and Lessons LearnedChapter 2: HistoryMedia Publicity System Gaps Alternative Models Legislation Summary and Lessons Learned Chapter 3: TheoryPatriarchy TheorySystems TheoryEcological TheoryProprietariness TheorySummary and Lessons Learned Chapter 4: Research Sample Selection Findings Evaluation Recommendations Summary and Lessons Learned Chapter 5: Implications for Practice Coronial RuleStudy Design Definitions Data Collection Data Analysis Risk Factors Protective Factors Selection of Homicide Cases Selection of Advisory Group Members Contradictory Objective Hierarchy of Voice Public Awareness Dilemmas Accountability Evaluation Inter-agency Collaboration: DHR and CCRFemicide-suicide ArgumentsSummary and Lessons LearnedChapter 6: The Barriers ThesisDefinitions Conceptual Empirical Implications Summary and lessons learned Chapter 7: Domestic Violence Homicide Reviews and Indigenous PeoplesIntroductionNomenclature FindingsSettler Colonization Theory ApplicationProblems ProspectsPostscriptSummary and Lessons Learned Chapter 8: Case StudiesIntroduction The West Berkshire Safer Communities Partnership (CSP/DHR)Ontario Domestic Violence Death Review CommitteeSanta Clara Domestic Violence Death Review TeamSummary and Lessons Learned Conclusions Chapter 9: PolicyPart OnePart Two ReferencesIndexAppendix A: Participating in Multi-agency Reviews of Homicide/Femicide CasesAppendix B: Chairing Multi-agency Homicide ReviewsAbout the Author

Domestic Violence Death Reviews and Femicide is a comprehensive work that critically explores the complexities of Domestic Violence Death Reviews and their impact on preventing femicide. It combines theoretical perspectives, empirical research, practical applications, and policy analysis. This book’s depth—covering methodologies, challenges, and case studies—makes it a suitable resource for courses in social work, public policy, and criminology. Its balanced critique and insightful recommendations provide both rigor and practical relevance.