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Beyond the Statistics: An Examination of Killing by Women in Three Georgia Counties

Augusta State University

Kim Davies

Augusta State University

In this article, we report the results of an extensive examination of the county homicidefiles on all the known cases (N= 42) of homicide committed by females in Burke, Columbia,and Richmond Counties of Georgia between January 1, 1990, and September 24,1999. We describe demographic information about victims and offenders, the victim-offenderrelationship, and the methods, circumstances, and roles of the accused femaleperpetrators. The details, which we have gathered from the files, add depth to the study,often bringing to light the more personal dynamics surrounding homicide incidents,which cannot be included in larger studies. We discuss our findings on the homicidescommitted by females in these less densely populated areas in light of former studies,which have focused on females in larger, more densely populated areas of the UnitedStates.

Key Words: women • Georgia • homicide

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