{"id":3236,"date":"2024-10-30T14:30:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T21:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/cpscjr\/?p=3236"},"modified":"2024-10-30T14:30:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T21:30:49","slug":"police-investigations-of-intimate-partner-violence-involving-strangulation-in-british-columbia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/cpscjr\/2024\/10\/30\/police-investigations-of-intimate-partner-violence-involving-strangulation-in-british-columbia\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Investigations of Intimate Partner Violence Involving Strangulation in British Columbia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Strangulation by an intimate partner is one of the most significant risk factors for future lethality. Often referred to by victims-survivors as \u201cchoking\u201d, strangulation involves the external compression of airways and blood flow, for example by using hands (manual) or a belt or rope (ligature). Strangulation is a highly gendered form of intimate partner abuse, where more than 90% of the victims-survivors identify as females who were strangled by males (Brady et al., 2022; New Zealand Law Commission, 2016; Pritchard et al., 2018; Sharman et al., 2023; Strack et al., 2001; Thomas et al., 2014; Wilson et al., 2022). Research suggests that strangulation is more likely to be present in abusive relationships where the perpetrator engages in coercive control, makes threats towards the victim-survivor, displays signs of excessive jealousy, including stalking, isolates the victim-survivor from friends and family, and where the victim is fearful and more likely to believe their abuser will kill them (Bendlin & Sheridan, 2019; Messing et al., 2018b; Stansfield & Williams, 2018; Thomas et al., 2014). Strangulation is often a rage-filled overreaction to a perceived slight by a controlling and possessive abuser (Brady et al., 2022; Gwinn et al., 2022; Macgregor et al., 2016; Thomas et al., 2014).<\/p>\n