Journal Articles and Book Chapters
The following journal articles and book chapters are based on research conducted by the Canadian Domestic Homicide Prevention Initiative with Vulnerable Populations.
Journal Articles
Boyd, C., Sutton, D., Dawson, M., Zecha, A., Poon, J., Straatman, A.L., Jaffe, P. (2022). Familicide in Canada, 2010-2019. Homicide Studies, 1-20.
David, R., Jaffe, P. (2021). Pre-migration trauma and post-migrations stress associated with immigrant perpetrators of domestic homicide. Journal of Family Violence, 36, 551-561 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-021-00259-4
Fraser, CA, Saxton, MD, Jaffe, P. (2023). Perspectives from Canadian Domestic Violence Police Sepcialists onthe Challenges in Providing Safety Planning and Risk Management for Victims and their Children. Journal of Family Violence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-023-00521-x
Giesbrecht, CJ., Dawson, M., Verhoek-Oftedahl, W., Dumont-Smith, C., Dugal, A. (2023). Addressing data gaps: Implications for preventing domestic homicide. Journal of Family Violence. https://doi.org/10.1007/10896-023-00532-8
Glecia, A., Moffitt, P. (2023). Indigenous mothering in the context of intimate partner violence in rural, remote and northern places: A secondary analysis of the Canadian Domestic Homicide Prevention for Vulnerable Populations (CDHPIVP) Phase 3 Database. Journal of Family Violence. https://doi.org/10/1007/s10896-023-00524-8
Kohtala, S., Jaffe, P.G., Chiodo, D., Dawson, M., Straatman, A.L. (2023). Barriers to safety planning for female victims of domestic violence in Canadian rural, remote, and northern communities. Journal of Family Violence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-023-00559-x
Olszowy, L., Jaffe, P.G., Dawson, M., Straatman, A.L., Saxton, M.D. (2020). Voices from the frontline: Child protection workers’ perspectives on barriers to assessing risk in domestic violence cases. Child and Youth Services Review, 116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105208
Olszowy, L., Jaffe, P.G., Dawson, M., Straatman, A.L., Saxton, M. (2021). Ontario child protection workers’ views on assessing risk and planning for safety in exposure to domestic violence cases. Child & Family Social Work, 26:173-182. Ontario child protection workers' views on assessing risk and planning for safety in exposure to domestic violence cases (wiley.com)
Reif, K., Jaffe, P., Dawson, M., Straatman, A.L. (2020). Provision of specialized services for children exposed to domestic violence: Barriers encountered in Violence Against Women (VAW) services. Children and Youth Services Review, 109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104684
Saxton, M.D., Jaffe, P.G., Dawson, M., Olszowy, L., Straatman, A.L. (2020) Barriers to police addressing risk to children exposed to domestic violence. Child Abuse & Neglect, 106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104554
Saxton, M. D., Jaffe, P. G., Dawson, M., Straatman, A.-L., & Olszowy, L. (2020). Complexities of the Police Response to Intimate Partner Violence: Police Officers’ Perspectives on the Challenges of Keeping Families Safe. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520934428
Saxton, M. D., Jaffe, P. G., Straatman, A.-L., Olszowy, L., & Dawson, M. (2020). Measuring intimate partner violence risk: A national survey of Canadian police officers. Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 5(3), 103-109. https://doi.org/10.35502/jcswb.144
Winfield, A., Hilton, N.Z., Poon, J., Straatman, A.L., Jaffe, P. (2023). Coping strategies in women and children living with domestic violence: Staying alive. Journal of Family Violence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-022-00488-1
Youngson, N., Saxton, M., Jaffe, P.G., Chiodo, D., Dawson, M., Straatman, A.L. (2021). Challenges in risk assessment with rural domestic violence victims: Implications for practice. Journal of Family Violence 36, 537-550. Challenges in Risk Assessment with Rural Domestic Violence Victims: Implications for Practice | SpringerLink
Youngson, N., Saxton, M., Jaffe, P.G., Kielt, L., Olszowy, L., Dawson, M., Straatman, A.L. (2022). Domestic violence risk assessment research to real-world practice: the devil is in the implementation. Violence and Victims, doi:10.1891/VV-2021-0129
Book Chapters
Aspinall, M. (2023). Cultural considerations of intimate partner violence offender treatment in Canada: An exploratory study. In Holtmann, C., O'Donnell, S. and Neilson, L., eds. Ending Gender Based Violence: Harnessing Research and Action for Social Change. Pp. 123-146. Concord, ON: Captus Press Inc.
Fairbairn, J., Sutton, D., Dawson, M. and Jaffe, P. (2019), "Putting Definitions to Work: Reflections from the Canadian Domestic Homicide Prevention Initiative with Vulnerable Populations", Victim, Perpetrator, or What Else? (Sociological Studies of Children and Youth, Vol. 25), Emerald Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp. 67-82. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1537-466120190000025005
Fairbairn J., Jaffe P., Dawson M. (2017) Challenges in Defining Domestic Homicide: Considerations for Research and Practice. In: Dawson M. (eds) Domestic Homicides and Death Reviews. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-56276-0_7
Peters, Olivia. (2023). Foundational issues in intimate partner violence risk assessment with Indigenous populations. In Holtmann, C., O'Donnell, S. and Neilson, L., eds. Ending Gender Based Violence: Harnessing Research and Action for Social Change. Pp. 94-122. Concord, ON: Captus Press Inc.