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The Influence of Victim Vulnerability and Gender on Police Officers’ Assessment of Intimate Partner Violence Risk

Storey, Jennifer E., Strand, Susanne (2017) The Influence of Victim Vulnerability and Gender on Police Officers’ Assessment of Intimate Partner Violence Risk. Journal of Family Violence, 32 . pp. 125-134. ISSN 0885-7482. E-ISSN 1573-2851. (doi:10.1007/s10896-016-9905-0) (KAR id:81544)

Abstract

This study investigated the influence of victim vulnerability factors and gender on risk assessment for intimate partner violence (IPV). 867 cases of male and female perpetrated IPV investigated by Swedish police officers using the Brief Spousal Assault Form for the Evaluation of Risk (BSAFER) were examined. For male-to-female IPV, victim vulnerability factors were associated with summary risk judgments and risk management recommendations. For femaleto-male IPV, vulnerability factors were more often omitted, and consistent associations were not found between vulnerability

factors, summary risk judgments, and risk management. Results indicate that B-SAFER victim vulnerability factors can assist in assessing male-to-female IPV risk. Further research is necessary to examine the use of B-SAFER victim vulnerability factors for female-to-male IPV, as results showed victim vulnerability factors to be less relevant to officers’ decision making, particularly their management recommendations. However, several variables external to the B-SAFER, such as the availability of management strategies may account for these findings.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1007/s10896-016-9905-0
Uncontrolled keywords: Victim vulnerability, Male victims, Intimate partner violence, B-SAFER, Violence risk assessment and management, Police
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: Jennifer Storey
Date Deposited: 05 Jun 2020 15:21 UTC
Last Modified: 04 Mar 2024 19:25 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/81544 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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