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Gender Differences in Intimate Partner Recidivism

A 5-Year Follow-Up

The Pennsylvania State University, kmm157{at}psu.edu

Amy L. Anderson

University of Nebraska

Suzanne M. Godboldt

Mercyhurst College

Research shows that women perpetrate intimate partner violence (IPV) and that their pattern of offending differs from that of men. Using arrest and court records from a large Midwestern city, this study examines 596 cases of IPV, 15.5% of which were perpetrated by women. Separate logistic regression models for men and women suggest there are both similarities and differences in factors that predict recidivism. Among both women and men, non-Whites as compared to Whites and drug users as compared to nondrug users are significantly more likely to recidivate. Additionally, for men, a history of probation or parole predicts recidivism, whereas for women, severity of the assault and having ended the relationship with their victim predicts recidivism. Policy and theoretical implications are discussed.

Key Words: intimate partner violence • female recidivism • IPV recidivism • gender differences

This version was published on January 1, 2009

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 36, No. 1, 61-76 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0093854808325905


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