Comparison Between Same-Sex and Opposite-Sex Intimate Partner Violence Intervention Recommendations

Using data from a nationally representative telephone survey that was conducted from November 1995 to May 1996, this study compares lifetime experiences with violent victimization among men and women with a history of same-sex cohabitation and their counterparts with a history of marriage and/or opposite-sex cohabitation only. The study found that respondents who had lived with a same-sex intimate partner were significantly more likely than respondents who had married or lived with an opposite-sex partner only to have been: (a) raped as minors and adults; (b) physically assaulted as children by adult caretakers; and (c) physically assaulted as adults by all types of perpetrators, including intimate partners. The study also confirms previous reports that intimate partner violence is more prevalent among gay male couples than heterosexual couples. However, it contradicts reports that intimate partner violence is more prevalent among lesbian couples than heterosexual couples. Overall study findings suggest that intimate partner violence is perpetrated primarily by men, whether against same-sex or opposite-sex partners.

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Domestic violence mandatory arrest policies and arrests for same-sex and opposite-sex intimate partner violence after legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States

Criminal Justice Studies A Critical Journal of Crime Law and Society ◽

10.1080/1478601x.2020.1786279 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 33 (3) ◽

pp. 231-255

Author(s):

Alesha Durfee ◽

Leigh Goodmark

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

The United States ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Same Sex ◽

Same Sex Marriage ◽

Mandatory Arrest ◽

Opposite Sex ◽

Arrest Policies

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Out in the Open: The Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence for Victims in Same-Sex and Opposite-Sex Relationships

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260515600877 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 32 (23) ◽

pp. 3669-3692 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Krista S. Gehring ◽

Jamie C. Vaske

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Same Sex ◽

Opposite Sex

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Victim, Police, and Prosecutorial Responses to Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence: A Comparative Approach

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice ◽

10.1177/1043986219894429 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 36 (2) ◽

pp. 206-227 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Brendan Lantz

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Criminal Justice ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Comparative Approach ◽

Sex Partners ◽

Same Sex ◽

Opposite Sex ◽

And Bisexual ◽

Criminal Justice Response

Research on intimate partner violence (IPV) and the criminal justice response to such incidents is extensive, but the majority of this research has focused on IPV perpetrated by men against women in heterosexual partnerships. Yet, recent research has indicated that the prevalence of IPV among LGB (lesbian, gay, and bisexual) individuals may be as high as or higher than that of the general population. At the same time, a significant body of research has examined police and prosecutorial responses to IPV; again, the overwhelming majority of this research has also focused on heterosexual partners. Following this, the current research uses National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) data to create dyads of both opposite-sex (i.e., male–female and female–male) and same-sex partners (i.e., male–male and female–female) to investigate the joint relationship between sex, sexual orientation, and three different criminal justice outcomes: victim refusal to cooperate with police, police decision to arrest, and the prosecutorial decision to deny a case.

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