RT Article
T1 He hits, she hits: assessing gender differences and similarities in officially reported intimate partner violence
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 30
IS 3
SP 328
OP 348
A1 Melton, Heather C.
A1 Belknap, Joanne
A2 Belknap, Joanne
LA English
YR 2003
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1893908844
AB Within the study of intimate partner violence (IPV), controversy exists over whether perpetration and victimization of domestic violence is gender specific (gendered). Some researchers maintain no or few gender differences in IPV offending and victimization, particularly at less severe levels. Others argue that IPV is highly gendered and perpetrated largely by men against their female partners and expartners. Using officially collected data (through pretrial services and police reports) in a large Midwestern city, this study examined 2,670 IPV cases of which 14% had female defendants. This study was an effort to further clarify the debate regarding gender differences and similarities in reports of perpetration, victimization, context, and consequences of IPV. The two political and research perspectives that guide this debate, the family violence and feminist perspectives, are also discussed.
K1 Domestic Violence
K1 Gender differences
K1 Violence
DO 10.1177/0093854803030003004