A New Typology of Men who Perpetrate Intimate Partner Violence: Differentiating Perpetrators Based on Criminal History and Antisocial Attitudes

Latent class analysis was used to create a typology of men who had perpetrated intimate partner violence (IPV) (n = 7,781) using data collected with the Service Planning Instrument (SPIn). Perpetrators were classified using variables empirically demonstrated to be related to recidivism risk. The res...

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Authors: Giesbrecht, Crystal J. (Author) ; Keown, Leslie Anne (Author) ; Bruer, Kaila C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Year: 2025, Volume: 52, Issue: 12, Pages: 1873-1892
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
Perpetrators
Recidivism
Latent Class Analysis
Typology
Domestic Violence
Intimate Partner Violence
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Summary:Latent class analysis was used to create a typology of men who had perpetrated intimate partner violence (IPV) (n = 7,781) using data collected with the Service Planning Instrument (SPIn). Perpetrators were classified using variables empirically demonstrated to be related to recidivism risk. The resulting typology includes three classes: High Criminal History—High Antisocial Attitudes (18.5%; n = 1,439), High Criminal History—Low Antisocial Attitudes (51.6%; n = 4,015), and Low Criminal History—Low Antisocial Attitudes (29.9%; n = 2,327). The three classes were compared on additional risk factors and four recidivism outcomes at 1 and 3 years. High Criminal History—High Antisocial Attitudes perpetrators displayed the highest prevalence of risk factors and the highest rate of all recidivism outcomes, the Low Criminal History—Low Antisocial Attitudes class had the lowest rates, and the High Criminal History—Low Antisocial Attitudes class scored intermediate to the other classes.
ISSN:1552-3594
DOI:10.1177/00938548251362812