Aggressors Against Women in Prison and in the Community: An Exploratory Study of a Differential Profile
The current study compares the demographic and psychopathological characteristics of 54 men, who were in prison because of a serious offence of violence against women, and of 42 men, who belonged to a program of community treatment for violence against women in the home. There were no significant di...
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2005
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International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
Year: 2005, Volume: 49, Issue: 2, Pages: 158-167 |
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| Summary: | The current study compares the demographic and psychopathological characteristics of 54 men, who were in prison because of a serious offence of violence against women, and of 42 men, who belonged to a program of community treatment for violence against women in the home. There were no significant differences in demographic variables between the two samples. However, from a psychopathological point of view, psychiatric antecedents and current emotional instability were much more frequent and severe in aggressors within the community. Therefore, two possible differential profiles among the violent men are presented. Implications of these results for further research and clinical practice are commented on |
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| ISSN: | 0306-624X |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0306624X04269005 |