A Comparison of Men and Women Arrested for Domestic Violence: Who Presents the Greater Threat?

Henning, Kris; Feder, Lynette

doi:10.1023/b:jofv.0000019838.01126.7c

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“…For example, the results of a study of officers' inferences on the situational cues in domestic assaults suggest that officers tended to interpret that male victims had greater control over their actions and were more responsible in the assaults than female victims (Finn & Stalans, 1997). In comparing male and female arrestees, Henning and Feder (2004) found that male arrestees were more likely to have engaged in more serious physical assaults, used a weapon, have substance abuse problems, made homicidal and suicidal threats, been the reason of prior police interventions, carry a more severe criminal history, been the subject of more prior arrests for domestic violence, and have engaged in more extrafamilial violence. While the data used here did not include all the same variables as Henning and Feder (2004) nor achieve all the same results on similar factors, the results similarly found statistically significant gendered differences in the use of a weapon and prior victim assault.…”

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“…In their research, Henning and Feder (2004) found support for the relevance of this factor in arrest decisions. In particular, male arrestees were more likely to have violated a protective order than female arrestees (Henning & Feder, 2004). While this study is quite informative, no other studies could be located that have investigated gender differences in the effects of protective order violations on arrest.…”

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Sex Disparities in Arrest Outcomes for Domestic Violence

Hamilton

Worthen

2010

J Interpers Violence

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Domestic violence arrests have been historically focused on protecting women and children from abusive men. Arrest patterns continue to reflect this bias with more men arrested for domestic violence compared to women. Such potential gender variations in arrest patterns pave the way to the investigation of disparities by sex of the offender in domestic violence arrests. This study utilizes data from a quantitative dataset that includes responses by police officers who completed a specially mandated checklist after responding to a domestic dispute. The results showed that while females are arrested quite often in domestic disputes, there remains a significant difference in the arrest outcome whereby male suspects were more likely to be arrested than female suspects. Regression models further indicated differences based on sex and certain predictors of arrest, which supported sex-based rationales in arrests for domestic violence.

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Sex Disparities in Arrest Outcomes for Domestic Violence

Hamilton

Worthen

2010

J Interpers Violence

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“…Several authors have criticized the use of act-based behavioral descriptions of intimate partner violence that make up the CTS (cf., Henning & Feder, 2004;Schwartz, 2000, for summaries). One criticism is that such descriptions (e.g., "I pushed or shoved my partner") are not specific enough to capture the intensity of the behavior in question or its potential to cause harm to the partner.…”

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Sex Differences in Relationship Aggression Among Young Adults in Germany

Krahé

Berger

2005

Sex Roles

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The study examined the prevalence of physical aggression in the relationships of young adults in Germany. A convenience sample of 248 women and 400 men aged between 17 and 29 years provided reports of physical aggression shown toward and experienced by a partner using the revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2). Sex differences were found for several physically aggressive behaviors measured by the CTS2, mostly for minor forms of physical aggression. All sex differences were in the direction of women scoring higher than men on the perpetration of aggressive acts, and men scoring higher than women on being the targets of partner aggression. The findings are discussed in the context of the current debate on sex differences in relationship aggression.

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“…Previous research has examined the criminal histories of men and women who perpetrate IPV, and has found that a substantial subgroup of these men and women have prior convictions for crimes unrelated to partner abuse (Babcock et al, 2003;Busch & Rosenberg, 2004;Buzawa, Hotaling, Klein, & Byrne, 1999;DeLucia, Owens, Will, & McCoin, 1999;Henning & Feder, 2004;Moffitt et al, 2000Moffitt et al, , 2001. This research provides evidence for the interrelatedness of the three different types of crimes, and provides a rationale for assessing them all in the same sample.…”

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Development and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Non‐Violent and Violent Offending Behavior Scale (NVOBS)

Thornton

Graham‐Kevan

Archer

2013

Aggressive Behavior

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The purpose of this research was to develop a psychometrically sound measure of violent and non-violent offending, suitable for both male and female participants in general (non-forensic) samples. Potential items were selected from existing measures. A sample of 653 British university students completed all items, and their responses were analyzed using exploratory factor analysis and validated with confirmatory factor analysis. There were five separate factors (general violence, drug-related offenses, partner violence, theft, and criminal damage), which were confirmed with acceptable fit indices. The five-factor model applied to both males and females. Each subscale demonstrated good internal consistency, with alphas for each factor ranging from moderate to good. This new measure is a potentially valuable research tool for investigating people's involvement in violent and non-violent offending. The importance of examining the psychometric properties of scales, and confirming the category groupings using CFA of the items is outlined. Aggr. Behav. 9999: XX-XX, 2013.

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A Comparison of Men and Women Arrested for Domestic Violence: Who Presents the Greater Threat?

Cited by 112 publications

References 28 publications

Sex Disparities in Arrest Outcomes for Domestic Violence

Sex Disparities in Arrest Outcomes for Domestic Violence

Sex Differences in Relationship Aggression Among Young Adults in Germany

Development and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Non‐Violent and Violent Offending Behavior Scale (NVOBS)

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