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  • The Degree of Specialization among Female Partner Violence Offenders and the Role of Self-Defense in Its Explanation

    Author(s)
    Wolbers, Heather
    Ackerman, Jeffrey
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Ackerman, Jeffrey
    Wolbers, Heather L.
    Year published
    2019
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    Abstract
    Research conclusions about whether intimate partner violence offenders specialize or offend in a more general pattern are mixed and few studies have focused upon females. The current quantitative research adds to our knowledge about female specialization in intimate partner violence perpetration among Australian and American female university students (n = 185). Using a diversity index, offense specialization coefficient and latent class analysis, the current findings add weight to the evidence supporting moderate specialization patterns. In contrast to some prior research and theoretical assumptions, self-defense does not ...
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    Research conclusions about whether intimate partner violence offenders specialize or offend in a more general pattern are mixed and few studies have focused upon females. The current quantitative research adds to our knowledge about female specialization in intimate partner violence perpetration among Australian and American female university students (n = 185). Using a diversity index, offense specialization coefficient and latent class analysis, the current findings add weight to the evidence supporting moderate specialization patterns. In contrast to some prior research and theoretical assumptions, self-defense does not appear to be a primary explanation for female intimate partner violence specialization in the current study.
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    Journal Title
    Victims and Offenders
    Volume
    15
    Issue
    2
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2019.1671280
    Subject
    Criminology
    Social Sciences
    Criminology & Penology
    Family/domestic violence
    offenders
    women as offenders
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/397636
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