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Title:	A couples analysis of partner abuse with implications for abuse-prevention policy
Source:	Criminology and Public Policy 1(1) November 2001 : 5-36
Author:	Moffitt, Terrie E.; Robins, R.W.; Caspi, Avshalom
Publisher:	American Society of Criminology
Location:	Columbus, Ohio
Date:	2001
ISBN / ISSN:	1538-6473
Summary:	This research used a sample of 360 couples from the Dunedin Longitudinal Study to analyse aspects of intimate partner abuse. The researchers found that both males and females were perpetrators of abuse. The personal characteristics of both the male and female in the couple were found to increase the likelihood of partner abuse. The findings suggest that domestic violence interventions aimed solely at treating the male as the perpetrator may not succeed in reducing the incidence of abuse. Therefore, intimate partner abuse prevention programmes should target males and females as both perpetrators and victims of abuse.
Topic Areas:	Intimate partner abuse, Women, Young persons, Perpetrators/offenders, Violence against men, Prevention/intervention/treatment
Keywords:	DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; PARTNER ABUSE; PREVENTION; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; NEW ZEALAND
MSD Identifier:	110387
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