RT Article
T1 Types of Domestic Violence and Abuse-Flagged Offenses and Their Associations: A Quantitative Exploration Using English Police Data
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 52
IS 9
SP 1403
OP 1422
A1 Crivatu, Ioana M.
A1 Barbin, Arianna
A1 Horvath, Miranda
A1 Davies, Kari
A1 Spence, Ruth
A2 Barbin, Arianna
A2 Horvath, Miranda
A2 Davies, Kari
A2 Spence, Ruth
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1933281669
AB This research quantitatively explored different police-flagged domestic violence and abuse (DVA) offense reports in one English police force, and their suspect- and victim-level associations. Most reports were of males committing offenses against females. Violence with and without injury were the most common offenses (61.0%). Demographic variables (age, sex, relationship) were associated with different offense types. Suspects 36 years old and older had higher odds of being associated with sex offenses. While younger victims had higher odds of sexual victimization and stalking and harassment, both suspects and victims 45 years old and younger were mostly associated with reports of violence with injury. Most suspects and victims were partners/ex-partners (70.3%), with a third of the reports being for violence with injury. Stalking/harassment was mostly reported against acquaintances, whereas relatives were more likely to be suspects of violence without injury. Research and practice implications for police and Criminal Justice System are discussed.
K1 Quantitative methods
K1 Policing
K1 Police
K1 Domestic Violence
K1 CRIMINAL justice system
DO 10.1177/00938548251343816