Type:	Journal Article
Title:	He hits, she hits: assessing gender differences and similarities in officially reported intimate partner violence
Other Titles:	Criminal Justice and Behavior
Authors:	Melton, Heather C Belknap, Joanne
Keywords:	Men as victims;Measurement
Year:	2003
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	30 (3), June 2003
Notes:	Within the study of intimate partner violence (IPV), controversy exists over whether perpetration and victimization of domestic violence is gender specific (gendered). Some researchers maintain no or few gender differences in IPV offending and victimization, particularly at less severe levels. Others argue that IPV is highly gendered and perpetrated largely by men against their female partners and expartners. Using officially collected data (through pretrial services and police reports) in a large Midwestern city, this [US ] study examined 2,670 IPV cases of which 14% had female defendants. This study was an effort to further clarify the debate regarding gender differences and similarities in reports of perpetration, victimization, context, and consequences of IPV. The two political and research perspectives that guide this debate, the family violence and feminist perspectives, are also discussed. General Overview: This study examines the attitudes and behavior of judges, prosecutors and public defenders to the prosecution of misdemeanor domestic violence [?2013 SAGE Publications. All rights reserved. For further information, visit SAGE Publications link.]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/15012
ISSN:	0093-8548
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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