NCJ Number
230230
Journal
Journal of Family Violence Volume: 25 Issue: 4 Dated: May 2010 Pages: 393-400
Date Published
May 2010
Length
8 pages
Annotation
This study examined the existence and extent of gender differences regarding the perpetration of intimate partner violence.
Abstract
The majority of research on intimate partner violence (IPV) has addressed male-to-female violence, although a small but growing body of literature has developed that explores males victimized by female partners. This study used data from the National Crime Victimization Survey from 1987 to 2003 to examine male victimization by comparing the nature of violence to female victimization and by exploring the effect of perpetrator arrest on preventing revictimization. The sample was comprised of 2,462 female and 298 male victims. Study variables included gender, arrest, revictimization, type of violence, injury, and use of a weapon. Results showed that men were victimized by IPV less frequently than women and received fewer injuries, although they were more likely to experience more severe violence. Police arrested female perpetrators, but generally only if injury was involved; however, arrest did not reduce male victims' chance of revictimization. Tables and references (Published Abstract)