Assessing Risk Markers in Intimate Partner Femicide and Severe Violence: A New Assessment Instrument

The aim of this study is to develop a scale to predict intimate partner femicide and severe violence. The sample consists of 1,081 batterer men who were reported to the police station. First, the most significant differences between the severe violence group (n = 269) and the less severe violence gr...

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Published in:Journal of interpersonal violence 2009-06, Vol.24 (6), p.925-939
Main Authors: Echeburúa, Enrique, Fernández-Montalvo, Javier, de Corral, Paz, López-Goñi, José J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aggression - psychology
Criminal Justice
Dangerous Behavior
Domestic violence
Emigration and Immigration - statistics & numerical data
Foreign Countries
Homicide
Homicide - classification
Homicide - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Immigrants
Immigration Policy
Interpersonal Relations
Law Enforcement
Male
Measures (Individuals)
Middle Aged
Murders & murder attempts
Partner Abuse
Police
Prediction
Profiles
Psychological tests
Psychometrics
Reliability
Reproducibility of Results
Risk
Risk Assessment - statistics & numerical data
Risk Factors
Scores
Sociodemographic Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Spain (Basque Provinces)
Spain - epidemiology
Spouse Abuse - classification
Spouse Abuse - statistics & numerical data
Statistical Data
Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Validity
Victims
Victims of Crime
Violence
Young Adult
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Summary:The aim of this study is to develop a scale to predict intimate partner femicide and severe violence. The sample consists of 1,081 batterer men who were reported to the police station. First, the most significant differences between the severe violence group (n = 269) and the less severe violence group (n = 812) in sociodemographic variables are determined. Both aggressors and victims of the severe violence group have a higher rate of immigration. Second, the proposed 20-item scale is derived from a larger 58-item scale, where only the most discriminative items between severe and nonsevere intimate partner violence are taken into account. Psychometric properties of reliability and validity are rather good. Cutoff scores have been proposed according to sensitivity and specificity. This easy-to-use tool appears to be suitable to the requirements of criminal justice professionals and is intended for use in safety planning. Implications of these results for further research are discussed.
ISSN:0886-2605
1552-6518
DOI:10.1177/0886260508319370