The Psychology of Honor Abuse, Violence, and Killings

This important book provides a much-needed exploration and examination of "honor" abuse, violence, and killings from a psychological perspective. Written by a leading authority on the subject, the book draws on a wide range of research and theory on victims and perpetrators to bridge the gap between research and practice. Presented in two parts, the book begins with a focus on teaching, research, and practice issues in forensic psychology and related criminal justice fields, integral to studying and working with victims and perpetrators of "honor" abuse, violence, and killing. The second part provides an overview of the main issues relevant to the psychology of honor abuse, violence, and killings. These include definitions, prevalence, crime characteristics, victims, and perpetrators. The final chapter presents a new explanatory three-phase model of "honor"-based abuse perpetration. Firsthand personal accounts and detailed cases studies are interwoven throughout, giving a voice to victims and bringing their real-life stories to the forefront. As the first psychologically based book to synthesize existing and new knowledge on "honor" abuse, the book is a must-read for anyone working with victims and/or perpetrators of "honor" abuse and domestic violence, including criminal justice professionals, mental health practitioners, policymakers, support agencies, emergency workers, and activists. It is also relevant for any students or researchers of gender-based violence and racially minoritized communities.

Roxanne Khan is a multi-award-winning academic researcher. For over 18 years, she was based at the University of Central Lancashire where she was a Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology and led a Forensic Psychology course ranked top in the UK in a national student survey. Dr. Khan is Founder and Director of HARM-Honour Abuse Research Matrix. HARM is recognized as the first and only global network leading research, policy, and practice on "honor" abuse. As Director of onEvidence, Dr. Khan is an independent chair and author for Domestic Homicide Reviews and Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews, identifying areas of good practice and lessons to be learnt.

Part One: Forensic psychology: teaching, research, and practice 1. 21st century forensic psychology - WEIRD and "raceless" 2. Working with victims and perpetrators Part Two: Understanding 'honor' abuse, violence, and killing 3. Defining 'honor' abuse, violence and killing 4. Prevalence rates and crime characteristics 5. Victims 6. Perpetrators 7. Conclusions