The reporting and help‐seeking behaviors of domestic violence victims with criminal backgrounds

Iratzoqui, Amaia; Cohn, Ellen G.

doi:10.1111/soc4.12771

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“…While scant research has been conducted examining the relationship between DV victimization and criminal behavior, limited prior studies have shown a link between the two ( Beijer et al, 2018 ; Iratzoqui & Cohn, 2020 ). Some survivors are coerced into criminal activity by the abusive partner, and others may engage in illegal behavior as a coping mechanism ( Beijer et al, 2018 ).…”

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Exploratory Examination of How Race and Criminal Record Relate to Housing Instability Among Domestic Violence Survivors

Engleton

Sullivan

Hamdan

2021

J Interpers Violence

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Housing instability is a critical concern in the United States, and domestic violence (DV) survivors are a group at high risk for experiencing housing instability or of becoming unhoused. Prior research has also identified having a criminal record (CR) as being a major barrier to obtaining stable housing, and this is truer for Black and Latinx people compared to their White counterparts. No study has examined whether comparable trends exist among survivors of DV, a group also at elevated risk of having a CR, sometimes related to their experience of abuse. The current exploratory study included 305 unhoused or unstably housed female DV survivors who had sought out DV support services. Multivariate regressions explored if survivor race and CR were separately linked to greater housing instability. CR was then explored as a potential moderator in the relation between race and housing instability. Results revealed that DV survivors with a CR faced greater housing instability than those without a CR, Black and Latina survivors experienced greater housing stability than did White survivors, and CR did not moderate the relation between race and housing instability. The racial differences were unexpected and are discussed in light of methodological limitations. This is the first study to date to explore the role of CR possession on housing instability for DV survivors.

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Section: Race and Housing Instabilitymentioning

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“…Still others participate in criminality for reasons unrelated to DV ( Herrera et al, 2011 ). Regardless, DV survivors who have such a record face another housing barrier and are more likely to be homeless ( Beijer et al, 2018 ; Iratzoqui & Cohn, 2020 ).…”

Section: Race and Housing Instabilitymentioning

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Exploratory Examination of How Race and Criminal Record Relate to Housing Instability Among Domestic Violence Survivors

Engleton

Sullivan

Hamdan

2021

J Interpers Violence

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“…There has been much less interest in rates of traumatic experiences or PTSD among people on probation and yet they make up approximately 70% of the justice-involved population (Maruschak & Minton, 2020), and yet such difficulties may create particular problems with engagement with the services (Iratzoqui & Cohn, 2020). Further problems arise in interpreting current literature because trauma measures vary widely across the field and trauma is often conflated in the literature to include a history of specific stress events or a diagnosis of PTSD.…”

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Traumatic experiences among individuals with severe mental illnesses on probation

Givens

Cuddeback

2021

Criminal Behav Ment Health

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Background: The large and growing number of individuals with severe mental illnesses who are on probation presents challenges to both mental health and criminal justice authorities. The clinical and mental health service needs of probationers with severe mental illnesses have however, been insufficiently researched, particularly with respect to trauma and the need for trauma-informed services.Aims: To explore the lifetime prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among people on probation who also have other serious mental illnesses and their demographic characteristics.Methods: Individuals on probation in six counties in one southeastern state who had been diagnosed with severe mental illnesses were assessed for PTSD; they were also asked whether they had experienced any of 14 traumatic events of interest over their lifetimes.Results: Of 207 participants, about half had clinically diagnosable PTSD. Nearly two-thirds had experienced more than five traumatic events during their lifetimes: 86% experienced at least one non-interpersonal traumatic event, such as a car accident, and 90% experienced at least one interpersonal traumatic event, such as a physical assault. The latter was the single most frequently reported traumatic event (80%, n = 160). PTSD was, on average, associated with a higher number of prior traumatic experiences overall. Conclusions:In one state in the USA, rates of trauma experiences and PTSD among probationers with other mental illnesses are high. Relative to prisoners, little is known about

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“…People of Color are also at greater risk than are their White counterparts for experiencing both DV (Breiding et al, 2014) and homelessness (Olivet et al, 2018). Other risk factors related to both DV and homelessness include substance misuse (Nilsson et al, 2019; Spencer et al, 2019) and having a criminal record (Iratzoqui & Cohn, 2020; Nilsson et al, 2019). Conversely, social support has been identified as a strong protective factor for both DV and homelessness (Dias et al, 2019; Johnstone et al, 2016; Phipps et al, 2019).…”

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Examining contextual influences on the service needs of homeless and unstably housed domestic violence survivors

Chiaramonte

Clements

López‐Zerón

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Journal Community Psychology

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The reporting and help‐seeking behaviors of domestic violence victims with criminal backgrounds

Cited by 5 publications

References 49 publications

Exploratory Examination of How Race and Criminal Record Relate to Housing Instability Among Domestic Violence Survivors

Exploratory Examination of How Race and Criminal Record Relate to Housing Instability Among Domestic Violence Survivors

Traumatic experiences among individuals with severe mental illnesses on probation

Examining contextual influences on the service needs of homeless and unstably housed domestic violence survivors

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