Official Incidents of Domestic Violence: Types, Injury, and Associations With Nonofficial Couple Aggression

Authors: Capaldi, Deborah M.; Shortt, Joann Wu; Kim, Hyoun K.; Wilson, Jane; Crosby, Lynn; Tucci, Shivan

Source: Violence and Victims, Volume 24, Number 4, 2009 , pp. 502-519(18)

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

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Abstract:

Official police reports of intimate partner violence (IPV) were examined in a community sample of young, at-risk couples to determine the degree of mutuality and the relation between IPV arrests and aggression toward a partner (self-reported, partner reported, and observed). Arrests were predominantly of the men. Men were more likely to initiate physical contact, use physical force, and inflict injuries than women, although few injuries required medical attention. In the context of nonofficial aggression toward a partner, overall, women had higher levels of physical and psychological aggression compared to men, and levels of severe physical aggression did not differ by gender. Couples with an IPV arrest were more aggressive toward each other than couples with no IPV arrests; however, nonofficial levels of aggression were not higher for men than for women among couples experiencing an IPV incident.

Keywords: AGGRESSION; ARRESTS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; INJURY; POLICE REPORTS

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.24.4.502

Publication date: 2009-08-01

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Violence and Victims discusses theory, research, policy, and clinical practice in the area of interpersonal violence and victimization across such disciplines as psychology, sociology, criminology, law, medicine, nursing, psychiatry, and social work.
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