Older women and domestic homicide

摘要: Abstract Older women who experience domestic violence present with an array of unique vulnerabilities that are still mostly invisible. Ageism is a significant factor in structuring the research has studied most often younger women. As result, older women’s experiences frequently unaccounted for literature. Research field further compounded by competing paradigms and sectoral differences between elder abuse against This chapter examines homicides through lens ageism. Unique risk factors discussed, case studies used to provide context. The concludes implications directions future practice.