The Killing of Women in 'Sex Games Gone Wrong': An analysis of femicides in Great Britain 2000-2018

Yardley, Elizabeth (2020) The Killing of Women in 'Sex Games Gone Wrong': An analysis of femicides in Great Britain 2000-2018. Violence Against Women. ISSN 1077-8012

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Abstract

This research investigated cases of femicide in Great Britain where perpetrators had claimed that victims died in 'sex games gone wrong'. Forty-three femicides that resulted in a conviction for murder, manslaughter or culpable homicide were examined in relation to victim-perpetrator socio-demographic characteristics, victim-perpetrator relationship, homicide details and criminal justice outcomes. Key patterns within the data were identified. The research highlights that the 'sex game gone wrong' narrative has gained traction against a cultural backdrop of normalised BDSM within neoliberal political economy.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number:	10.1177/1077801220966956
Dates:	Date Event 31 March 2020 Accepted 4 November 2020 Published Online
Uncontrolled Keywords:	femicide, rough sex
Subjects:	CAH15 - social sciences > CAH15-01 - sociology, social policy and anthropology > CAH15-01-01 - social sciences (non-specific)
Divisions:	Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences > College of Law, Social and Criminal Justice
Depositing User:	Elizabeth Yardley
Date Deposited:	27 Apr 2020 07:22
Last Modified:	11 Jun 2024 12:49
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/9178

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