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dc.contributor.authorRenauer, Brianen
dc.contributor.authorHenning, Krisen
dc.contributor.authorHoldford, Roberten
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-30T22:59:18Z-
dc.date.available2022-06-30T22:59:18Z-
dc.date.issued2007en
dc.identifier.citation21 (6), August 2006en
dc.identifier.issn0885-7482en
dc.identifier.urihttps://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12346-
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherKluwer Academic Plenum Publishersen
dc.subjectLegal issuesen
dc.subjectCriminal justice responsesen
dc.subjectPolicingen
dc.titleVictim or offender? Heterogeneity among women arrested for intimate partner violenceen
dc.title.alternativeJournal of family violenceen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.catalogid936en
dc.subject.keywordInternationalen
dc.subject.keywordnew_recorden
dc.subject.keywordJournal article/research paperen
dc.description.notesMandatory 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. [?2006 Springer. All rights reserved. For further information, visit <a href="http://www.springer.com/medicine/journal/10896" target="_blank">SpringerLink</a>.]en
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of family violenceen
dc.date.entered2007-04-27en
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