Victim or Offender? Heterogeneity Among Women Arrested for Intimate Partner Violence Export

@article{citeulike:6081846, abstract = {Abstract\ \ Mandatory arrest laws for intimate partner violence (IPV) have increased both the number and proportion of arrests that involve female defendants. Whether these numbers should be as high as they are remains a source of controversy. Most practitioners argue that women are usually arrested for defensive actions used in the face of assaults perpetrated by their spouse/partner. Others believe that these higher arrest rates more accurately reflect the true prevalence of physical aggression perpetrated by women. One way to help clarify this debate is to take a closer look at the women charged with IPV. The present study used self-reported information and criminal justice records on prior aggression to classify 485 women convicted of IPV into four distinct subtypes (i.e., no prior violence, primary victim, primary aggressor, and primary aggressor not identified). Despite the fact that all of these women were arrested for and convicted of IPV, analyses consistently found that few of the women could be considered as the primary aggressor in their relationship. Nor, however, were all of the women classified as primary victims. Methodological issues are discussed as well as the policy, practice, and research implications of this study.}, author = {Henning, Kris and Renauer, Brian and Holdford, Robert}, citeulike-article-id = {6081846}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10896-006-9032-4}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.springerlink.com/content/v17563625213147n}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1007/s10896-006-9032-4}, journal = {Journal of Family Violence}, keywords = {aggressor, community\_violence, controversy, intimate\_partner\_violence, mental\_illness, physical\_aggression, psychiatric\_diagnosis, violent, violent\_behavior, violent\_patients, women}, month = {August}, number = {6}, pages = {351--368}, posted-at = {2009-11-07 05:55:24}, priority = {5}, title = {Victim or Offender? Heterogeneity Among Women Arrested for Intimate Partner Violence}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10896-006-9032-4}, volume = {21}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6081846 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6081846 N2 - Abstract  Mandatory arrest laws for intimate partner violence (IPV) have increased both the number and proportion of arrests that involve female defendants. Whether these numbers should be as high as they are remains a source of controversy. Most practitioners argue that women are usually arrested for defensive actions used in the face of assaults perpetrated by their spouse/partner. Others believe that these higher arrest rates more accurately reflect the true prevalence of physical aggression perpetrated by women. One way to help clarify this debate is to take a closer look at the women charged with IPV. The present study used self-reported information and criminal justice records on prior aggression to classify 485 women convicted of IPV into four distinct subtypes (i.e., no prior violence, primary victim, primary aggressor, and primary aggressor not identified). Despite the fact that all of these women were arrested for and convicted of IPV, analyses consistently found that few of the women could be considered as the primary aggressor in their relationship. Nor, however, were all of the women classified as primary victims. Methodological issues are discussed as well as the policy, practice, and research implications of this study. IS - 6 JF - Journal of Family Violence EP - 368 TI - Victim or Offender? Heterogeneity Among Women Arrested for Intimate Partner Violence VL - 21 SP - 351 KW - aggressor KW - community_violence KW - controversy KW - intimate_partner_violence KW - mental_illness KW - physical_aggression KW - psychiatric_diagnosis KW - violent KW - violent_behavior KW - violent_patients KW - women AU - Henning, Kris AU - Renauer, Brian AU - Holdford, Robert PY - 2006/08/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10896-006-9032-4 ER -