Intimate partner violence against women. Does violence decrease after the entry of the alleged offender into the criminal justice system?

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Autores da FMUP

  • Tiago Salgado De Magalhães Taveira Gomes

    Autor

  • Maria João Vidal Alves

    Autor

  • Teresa Maria Salgado De Magalhães

    Autor

Participantes de fora da FMUP

  • Vieira Pinto, P
  • Muñoz-Barús, JI

Unidades de investigação

Abstract

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is simultaneously assumed as a serious crime and a major public health issue, having recurrences as one of its main characteristics and, consequently, re-entries of some alleged offenders in the criminal justice system (CJS). The main goal of this study is to assess if in cases of female victims of IPV, violence decreases after the first entry of the alleged offender in the CJS. A retrospective study was performed based on the analysis of police reports of alleged cases of IPV during a 4-year period. The final sample (n = 1 488) was divided into two groups according to the number of entries in the CJS (single or multiple) followed by a comparative approach. Results suggest that violence decreases after the first entry of alleged offenders in the CJS. Re-entries were found in only 15.5% of the cases but they were accountable for 3.3 times more crimes on average. Besides, victims of recidivism presented more injuries and required more medical care. Thus, a small group of alleged offenders seems to be more violent and accountable for most of the IPV crimes registered in the CJS suggesting that regardless of legal sanctions aiming to deter violence, these measures may not be enough for a certain group of offenders. This study sustains the need for a predictive model to quantify the risk of repeated IPV cases within the Portuguese population.

Dados da publicação

ISSN/ISSNe:
2096-1790, 2096-1790

Forensic Sciences Research  Taylor and Francis Ltd.

Tipo:
Article
Páginas:
53-60
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Keywords

  • Forensic sciences; intimate partner violence; women; re-entry; recidivism; criminal justice system

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Proyectos asociados

Analysis of workplace violence and stressors, of its impact on professionals and on humanized care in hospital emergency settings.

Investigador Principal: Maria João Vidal Alves

Estudo Observacional Académico (Emergency) . 2020

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