Female perpetrated domestic violence : prevalence of self-defensive and retaliatory violence
Boxall, Hayley
Female perpetrated domestic violence : prevalence of self-defensive and retaliatory violence Hayley Boxall, Christopher Dowling and Anthony Morgan - Canberra, ACT : Australian Institute of Criminology, 2020 - electronic document (17 pages) ; PDF file - Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice .
Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, no. 584, January 2020
Differences between male and female perpetrated domestic violence are widely acknowledged. However, there is a lack of Australian data on the circumstances of female perpetrated violence. This study analysed 153 police narratives of domestic violence incidents involving a female person of interest (POI). Results were consistent with international studies. Half of the episodes involved either self-defensive or retaliatory violence—otherwise known as violent resistance—meaning the POI had been a victim of prior violence by their partner or the episode involved a male victim who was abusive in the lead-up to the incident. Violent resistance was more common in incidents involving Indigenous women. The findings highlight the different motivations for female perpetrated domestic violence, and the importance of understanding the complex dynamics of violent episodes. (Authors' abstract). Record #6565
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
PERPETRATORS
PREVALENCE
SELF DEFENCE
VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
WOMEN'S USE OF VIOLENCE
AUSTRALIA
Female perpetrated domestic violence : prevalence of self-defensive and retaliatory violence Hayley Boxall, Christopher Dowling and Anthony Morgan - Canberra, ACT : Australian Institute of Criminology, 2020 - electronic document (17 pages) ; PDF file - Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice .
Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, no. 584, January 2020
Differences between male and female perpetrated domestic violence are widely acknowledged. However, there is a lack of Australian data on the circumstances of female perpetrated violence. This study analysed 153 police narratives of domestic violence incidents involving a female person of interest (POI). Results were consistent with international studies. Half of the episodes involved either self-defensive or retaliatory violence—otherwise known as violent resistance—meaning the POI had been a victim of prior violence by their partner or the episode involved a male victim who was abusive in the lead-up to the incident. Violent resistance was more common in incidents involving Indigenous women. The findings highlight the different motivations for female perpetrated domestic violence, and the importance of understanding the complex dynamics of violent episodes. (Authors' abstract). Record #6565
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
PERPETRATORS
PREVALENCE
SELF DEFENCE
VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
WOMEN'S USE OF VIOLENCE
AUSTRALIA