Paper details:The purpose of this study is to identify socio-cultural causal factors that contribute to domestic killings and how this can inform social work practice.

Objectives
1- identify key factors social work must take into consideration when working with domestic abuse perpetrators and victims
2- Examining literature to identify contemporary sociological theory the underpins domestic abuse
3- a thematic analyses of key serious case reviews to assertain underlying patterns of causal behaviour.

The following theories need to be included in the literature review: social learning theory, behavioural genetic theory, gender based theory.

Methodology- documentary analyses, thematic analyses from serious case reviews. The book bryman 2015 research methods will state how to do this. Serious case reviews can be found on NSPCC website.

Every statement needs to be evidence based, backed up with a source.