*FEMICIDE, *INTIMATE partner violence, *INTIMATE partner homicide, *AGE differences, *VIOLENCE against women, *GENDER-based violence, *RECIDIVISTS, *DOMESTIC violence, *SUICIDAL behavior, *DRUG abuse

Violence against women in intimate partner relationships (IPVAW) and intimate partner homicide against women (IPHAW) are events of great relevance, and first-order in the media. Through a comprehensive review of 171 cases of IPHAW and 201 cases of IPVAW, the aim of this study is to explore those characteristics that differentiate and resemble the non-lethal aggressors' group from the femicides' group. Age differences were found in variables related to criminal career, drug use, and others, such as being in a separation process or suicidal behaviour related variables. Our results indicate that, although the perpetrators of these criminal typologies share common characteristics, there are also many others that differentiate them. This shows the need for individualized treatments for the different perpetrators and offers the possibility of refining tools for predicting the risk of intimate partner femicide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

La violencia contra la mujer en las relaciones de pareja (VCP) y el homicidio contra la mujer en las relaciones de pareja (HCP) son fenómenos de gran relevancia y de primer orden mediático. Mediante la revisión pormenorizada de 171 casos de HCP y 201 casos de VCP, el objetivo del presente trabajo es la exploración de aquellas características que diferencian a los agresores de los feminicidas y los asemejan. Resultaron diferencias en función de la edad, en diferentes variables relacionadas con la historia delictiva, el consumo de drogas y otras, como encontrarse en un proceso de separación o variables asociadas a la conducta suicida. Los resultados indican que aunque los perpetradores de estas tipologías delictivas comparten características comunes también hay muchas otras que los diferencian, lo que muestra la necesidad de tratamientos individualizados para los diferentes perpetradores y brinda la posibilidad de refinar las herramientas de predicción del riesgo de feminicidio en la pareja. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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