Erica Goode

Domestic violence against women—in particular, the murder of women by their current or former intimate partner—is a serious problem, asserts Erica Goode in the following viewpoint. She notes that although homicide rates are declining overall, the rate of decrease has not been as sharp for women who are murdered by a former or current husband or boyfriend. Goode maintains that homicides committed by intimate partners share certain traits, including being especially brutal and typically occurring within one year after the woman has separated from her partner. Goode also contends that women are more likely to be murdered if there has been a history of violence in the domestic relationship. Goode is a writer for The New York Times.

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