ABSTRACT
In terms of empirical work on domestic homicide, many studies have have used other biological approaches–particularly psycho-evolutionary approaches, which find their basis in another aspect of biology: evolution. Psycho-evolutionary perspectives have been applied to a range of domestic homicides, including child homicide. Among domestic homicide, attachment theory is mostly applied to explain child homicide. In domestic homicide, empirical work has applied psychodynamic approaches to several subtypes, including parricide. The feminist perspective, despite acknowledging biological differences, sees gender as being socially constructed by cultural, historical and social factors. Forensic mental health particularly focuses on the possible role of psychopathological factors. The routine activities theory serves as a useful approach in explaining the occurrence of violence within the domestic sphere. Due to the nature of the event, the news media almost always report on domestic homicides, particularly when the event includes children, multiple victims or a suicide of the perpetrator.
