Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Spouse abuse and child abuse by army soldiers
Other Titles:	Journal of family violence
Authors:	Clinton-Sherrod, Monique Hardison, Jennifer Martin, Sandra L Gibbs, Deborah A Johnson, Ruby E Rentz, E. Danielle
Keywords:	Workplaces;Perpetrators;Measurement
Year:	2007
Publisher:	Kluwer Academic Plenum Publishers
Citation:	22 (7), October 2007
Notes:	This study analyzed data collected by the U.S. Army’s Family Advocacy Program, the group primarily responsible for family violence prevention, identification, evaluation, treatment, and follow-up on Army installations. Patterns of spouse abuse and child abuse perpetrated within a five year period (2000–2004) were examined in a sample of 10,864 Army Soldiers who were substantiated for family violence offenses. Three groups of family violence offenders were compared: (1) those who perpetrated spouse offenses only; (2) those who perpetrated child offenses only; and (3) those who perpetrated both spouse and child offenses. Results showed that the majority of substantiated family violence offenders were spouse offenders who had not committed child abuse (61%), followed by child offenders who had not committed spouse abuse (27%), and finally those who committed both spouse and child offenses (12%). The three groups of family violence offenders differed in terms of the types of abuse they perpetrated (neglect of children, emotional abuse, physical abuse, and sexual abuse), their experiences of being a spouse abuse victim, and sociodemographic characteristics. Twelve percent of all spouse abusers committed multiple spouse abuse incidents, and 10% of all child abusers committed multiple child abuse incidents. [?2007 Springer. All rights reserved. For further information, visit SpringerLink.]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12310
ISSN:	0885-7482
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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