TY  - SER
AU  - Morgan, Anthony
AU  - Boxall, Hayley
AU  - Brown, Rick
TI  - Targeting repeat domestic violence: assessing risk of reoffending
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Canberra, ACT : 
PB  - Australian Institute of Criminology, 
KW  - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
KW  - PERPETRATORS
KW  - RECIDIVISM
KW  - RISK ASSESSMENT
KW  - VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - AUSTRALIA
N1  - Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, no. 552, June 2018
N2  - Drawing on repeat victimisation studies, and analysing police data on domestic violence incidents, the current study examined the prevalence and correlates of short-term reoffending.

The results showed that a significant proportion of offenders reoffended in the weeks and months following a domestic violence incident. Individuals who reoffended more quickly were more likely to be involved in multiple
incidents in a short period of time. Offenders with a history of domestic violence—particularly more frequent offending—and of breaching violence orders were more likely to reoffend. Most importantly, the risk of reoffending was cumulative, increasing with each subsequent incident.

The findings have important implications for police and other frontline agencies responding to domestic violence, demonstrating the importance of targeted, timely and graduated responses. (Authors' abstract). Record #5880
UR  - https://aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/tandi552
ER  -