Assessing Risk Markers in Intimate Partner Femicide and Severe Violence

Abstract

The aim of this study is to develop a scale to predict intimate partner femicide and severe violence. The sample consists of 1,081 batterer men who were reported to the police station. First, the most significant differences between the severe violence group (n = 269) and the less severe violence group (n = 812) in sociodemographic variables are determined. Both aggressors and victims of the severe violence group have a higher rate of immigration. Second, the proposed 20-item scale is derived from a larger 58-item scale, where only the most discriminative items between severe and nonsevere intimate partner violence are taken into account. Psychometric properties of reliability and validity are rather good. Cutoff scores have been proposed according to sensitivity and specificity. This easy-to-use tool appears to be suitable to the requirements of criminal justice professionals and is intended for use in safety planning. Implications of these results for further research are discussed.

Indicadores de maltrato psicológico asociados a la antigüedad en las relaciones de pareja.

“…Some studies estimate that such violence in Spain affects 20-25% of women (Fontanil, Ezama, Fernández, Gil, Herrero & Paz, 2005;Labrador, Rincón, De Luis & Fernández, 2004), while others point to percentages of between 3.6-9.6% of women aged over 18 (Echeburúa, Fernández-Montalvo, Corral & López-Goñi, 2009). It is not surprising then, that some qualify this reality as a public health problem (Caetano, Vaeth & Ramisetty-Milker, 2008;Sharps & Campbell, 1999) whose magnitude is as great as the repercussions of the aggression itself.…”

Programas de rehabilitación para agresores en España: un elemento indispensable de las políticas de combate a la violencia de género

“…Igualmente se han mostrado relacionadas con la reincidencia la duración de la pena, la ausencia de una estructura de apoyo social adecuado para hombres que ejercen violencia 72 y el estar en paro 73 . Frente a este contexto, y teniendo en cuenta que no son pocos los casos en los que la relación entre víctima y agresor no se rompe tras una condena, las investigaciones empíricas empiezan a concentrar esfuerzos en identificar las variables psicosociales que predicen los indicadores de éxito de un programa 74 y en la reevaluación de los instrumentos de predicción de riesgo 75 bien como de reincidencia 76 .…”

An Investigation into Potentially Lethal Acts of Male-Perpetrated Intimate Partner Violence

“…Another important predictor of increased risk of homicides involving intimate partners is sexual violence victimisation [14]. To clarify, the role of sexual violence in intimate relationships requires specific attention as it is not only almost exclusively perpetrated by men, but the violence has been found to be purposefully used to exercise power and dominate the victimised woman [15]. In this regard it is important to note that physical and sexual violence along with no-physical forms of MP-IPV (e.g.…”