Policing Intimate Partner Violence: Attitudes toward Risk Assessment and Collaboration with Social Workers

This study seeks to determine the concurrent and predictive validity of a dual risk assessment protocol. It combines the risk of persistence in intimate partner violence (IPV) measured via the Domestic Violence Screening Instrument–Revised (DVSI-R) with supplemental items from the Danger Risk Assessment (DRA) bearing on the risk of potential lethality. We further test whether this assessment protocol reproduces disparities by race and ethnicity found in the larger population. Using a sample of 4,665 IPV male defendants with a female victim, analyses support both types of criterion validity. The DRA risk score is associated with felony charges, incarceration at the initial arrest, and the frequency of subsequent dangerous behavior. Results also suggest minimal predictive bias or disparate impact by race and ethnicity. Incorporating supplemental items bearing on potential lethality risk adds important information concerning the risk management strategies of those involved in IPV.

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Social workers' perspectives on barriers and facilitators in responding to intimate partner violence in primary health care in Spain

Health & Social Care in the Community ◽

10.1111/hsc.13377 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Marta García‐Quinto ◽

Erica Briones‐Vozmediano ◽

Laura Otero‐García ◽

Isabel Goicolea ◽

Carmen Vives‐Cases

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Social Workers ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Barriers And Facilitators ◽

Primary Health

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#15 Risk Assessment in Intimate Partner Violence: A Systematic Review of Contemporary Approaches

Partner Abuse ◽

10.1891/1946-6560.4.1.e15 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 1-86

Author(s):

Tonia L. Nicholls ◽

Michelle M. Pritchard ◽

Kim A. Reeves ◽

Ed Hiltermana

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Risk Assessment ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner

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“When we talk about intimate partner violence we talk in an adult way” – Social workers’ descriptions of intimate partner violence between teenagers

Qualitative Social Work ◽

10.1177/14733250211002890 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 147332502110028

Author(s):

Emmy Högström Tagesson ◽

Carina Gallo

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Social Workers ◽

Social Services ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Qualitative Interviews ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Treatment Quality ◽

Age And Gender ◽

The Social ◽

And Gender

This article examines how seven social workers within the Swedish social services describe intimate partner violence between teenagers (IPV-BT). The article adds to the literature by examining IPV-BT outside a U.S. context, where most studies have been conducted. Based on semistructured qualitative interviews, the authors analyze descriptions of IPV-BT in relation to Charles Tilly’s notion of category making through transfer, encounter, negotiation, and imposition. They also analyze how the social workers’ descriptions of IPV-BT relate to the intersection between age and gender. The results show that the social workers mostly described IPV-BT by referring to encounters with teenagers and by transferring knowledge and theoretical definitions from their specialized working areas, primarily intimate partner violence between adults (IPV-BA) and troubled youth. More rarely, the social workers based their definitions of IPV-BT upon negotiating dialogues with teenagers. Also, those who worked in teams specialized on IPV had the mandate to impose their definitions of IPV-BT to other professionals and teenagers. When taking age and gender hierarchies in consideration, the results show IPV-BT risks being subordinate IPV-BA on a theoretical level, a practical level and in terms of treatment quality. The study suggests that social work with IPV-BT needs to be sensitive to the double subordinations of the teenage girl and of the teenagers who do not follow gender expectations.

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Intimate Partner Violence, Risk Assessment

Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention ◽

10.4135/9781412979993.n161 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Jacquelyn C. Campbell ◽

Nancy Glass

Keyword(s):

Risk Assessment ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Violence Risk ◽

Violence Risk Assessment

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Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse

Encyclopedia of Social Work ◽

10.1093/acrefore/9780199975839.013.1151 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Jill Theresa Messing

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Social Workers ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Assessment Instruments ◽

Lethal Violence ◽

Female Victims ◽

Power And Control ◽

The Individual ◽

And Control

Intimate partner violence—the continual and systematic exercise of power and control within an intimate relationship that often also includes physical and sexual violence—has emerged as a significant and complex social problem warranting the attention of social workers. Risk and protective factors have been identified at the individual, family, community, and societal levels. Some of these risk factors for repeat and lethal violence have been organized into risk assessment instruments that can be used by social workers to educate and empower survivors. Intimate partner violence has multiple negative health and mental health consequences for female victims and their children. Social workers in all areas of practice should be prepared to intervene with victims of intimate partner violence in a culturally competent manner using a strengths-based framework.

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Predictors of Severe Intimate Partner Violence Among Antisocial and Family-Only Perpetrators: Victims’ and Offenders’ Characteristics

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/0886260520943714 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 088626052094371

Author(s):

Raúl Aguilar Ruiz ◽

María José González-Calderón

Keyword(s):

Risk Assessment ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Assessment Tools ◽

Chi Square ◽

Predictive Variables ◽

Risk Assessment Tools ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

Estimated Risk

The objective of this study was to determine the variables that predict severe intimate partner violence (S-IPV) according to the typology of abusers. The data were derived from 1,610 police reports on intimate partner violence (IPV) in Catalonia (Spain) between 2016 and 2017 obtained through the Police Risk Assessment Questionnaire. The study has compared a group of antisocial aggressors ( n = 613) with a group of family-only perpetrators ( n = 997). The chi-square test shows significant differences between antisocial and family-only groups for most of the variables analyzed. To determine the predictive variables of S-IPV in both groups, binary regression analyses were performed. In the antisocial group, death threats and degrading treatment by the aggressor significantly increased the probability of S-IPV, as did the victim’s minimization or justification of the abuse, living together with the aggressor, isolation, and drug or alcohol abuse. In the family-only group, an increase in the severity of the abuse and death threats against partners significantly increased the likelihood of perpetrating S-IPV. For the victims, being abused by a previous partner and fear for her physical integrity were found to increase the probability of suffering S-IPV. On the other hand, having filed a prior complaint appears to protect women from S-IPV, but only when the victims have antisocial perpetrators. The findings show that S-IPV risk factors are common regardless of the sociocultural context. Modifying the weighting of the factors that make up the risk assessment tools according to the typology of the abuser is suggested, as well as improving knowledge of these factors to increase the accuracy of the estimated risk. Finally, adapting supervision and monitoring measures according to the type of aggressor and taking into consideration the woman’s own perception of the danger she is in are also suggested.

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