Consideration about the Aetiology and the Prevention of the Femicide

Abstract

Since the beginning of this millennium, there have been signs of an increase in the level of aggression among members of society, including the number of murders, some of which with a  heavily mediatization. The question was raised whether this high number is due to dysfunctionalities at the level of micro groups, especially at the level of the family. The total number of intimate partner homicides was almost always higher among women than among men. Research and statistics have revealed worrying numbers of intra-family relationships, likely to generate questions about the mutations that have occurred at the level of the first socialization environment that should be the most secure. After identifying some risk factors, the author tries to propose some measures to prevent a type of homicide, namely femicide, starting from the premises offered by two theories of social control with an impact on the proposed theme: T. Hirshi and W. Reckless.