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Journal of Family Violence

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01.08.2008 | Original article

From Victim to Offender: The Effects of Male Initiated Violence on Women Arrested for Using Intimate Partner Violence

verfasst von: Catherine A. Simmons, Peter Lehmann, Shannon Collier-Tenison

Erschienen in: Journal of Family Violence | Ausgabe 6/2008

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Abstract

A number of theorists posit that most women who are arrested for using violence against their intimate partners are in-fact victims of IPV themselves and should be treated as such. However, in this population of women IPV arrestees empirical investigation has yet to explore how physical and emotional victimization experiences are associated with arrest related factors, propensity to be abusive or attitude toward using relationship violence. The current study explores these factors finding no difference in arrest factors between women who (a) deny abuse, (b) report rare/occasional abuse and (c) report frequent/very frequent abuse. However, mixed results were found with regard to participants’ responses on scales measuring propensity to be abusive and attitudes about using violence in marriage. Theoretical and practical related issues are addressed.

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Titel: From Victim to Offender: The Effects of Male Initiated Violence on Women Arrested for Using Intimate Partner Violence
verfasst von: Catherine A. Simmons
Peter Lehmann
Shannon Collier-Tenison
Publikationsdatum: 01.08.2008
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Journal of Family Violence / Ausgabe 6/2008
Print ISSN: 0885-7482
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-2851
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-008-9173-8

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