Exposure to violence, typology, and recidivism in a probation sample of domestic violence perpetrators

Identifying Key Predictors of Recidivism among Offenders Attending a Batterer Intervention Program: A Survival Analysis

“…Exposure to family violence during childhood is one of the most frequently recognized risk factors of IPVAW perpetration (Capaldi, Knoble, Shortt, & Kim, 2012;Fleming et al, 2015;Gracia, Rodríguez, Martín-Fernández, & Lila, 2017;Mbilinyi et al, 2012;Ruddle, Pina & Vasquez, 2017). Our results underline the importance of this key predictor also in IPVAW offender recidivism (see also, Fowler, Cantos, & Miller, 2016). Family violence exposure during childhood negatively influences crucial developmental processes (Ruddle et al, 2017).…”

“…Family violence exposure during childhood negatively influences crucial developmental processes (Ruddle et al, 2017). As Fowler et al (2016) point out, understanding the effect that family violence exposure has on IPVAW offenders may be important in reducing recidivism rates. Early family violence exposure among IPVAW offenders could have long-term consequences such as mental health problems, poor emotional regulation, greater acceptability and normalization of violence, a tendency towards aggression, and attachment problems; consequently it should be acknowledged, assessed, and addressed in BIPs (Card, Stucky, Sawalani, & Little, 2008;Dutton & White, 2012;Gracia, Lila, & Musitu, 2005 Immigrant status was the fourth key predictor of recidivism identified in our analyses.…”

The care for the persistent family aggressor in the perception of nursing students

“…Far from it, however, is the care directed to the family aggressor. Almost always hasty judgments are made, condemning the aggressors to a position of carelessness, because they are not understood as vulnerable in this context ( 15 - 16 ) .…”

“…But the data obtained from the analysis of the material in this study showed that a special look should be taken at the offender, reflecting on the possibility of care together with the family. Studies indicate that the absence of health care for family aggressors can reflect directly on the victims since there is the possibility of persisting the injuries and damage to the family system ( 16 - 18 ) . Moreover, the care to the perpetrator alone may not make full sense without caring for the others involved.…”

“…Thus, the absence of social actors may be necessary in very special cases, when there are high risks for one or more members or when the presence of some element causes conflicts that are difficult to mediate ( 16 - 21 ) . To this end, the Family Health Strategy, present in Primary Health Care in Brazil, is a valuable tool for identifying the factors involved in the care success, because the careful family monitoring allows early recognition of favorable or unfavorable actions ( 22 - 23 ) .…”