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

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-227 ◽  
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.

Comparing Violence Over the Life Span in Samples of Same-Sex and Opposite-Sex Cohabitants

1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 413-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Tjaden ◽  
Nancy Thoennes ◽  
Christine J. Allison
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Male Couples ◽  
History Of ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Using Data

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.

The Broken Rainbow: Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-178
Author(s):  
Kirsty Farrugia ◽  
Beverly Abela
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
Intimate Partner Relationships ◽  
Partner Relationships ◽  
And Bisexual

This paper focuses on same-sex intimate partner violence (SSIPV), the effects on the victim within a same-sex relationship, the services available locally for LGB victims, and the barriers encountered by the victims within the services. It explores whether the services offering aid to lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) victims of same-sex intimate partner relationships are effective, since locally there is not a service that offers specific SSIPV support yet. It inquires if the services are gay-affirmative by implementing gay-affirmative strategies, policies, and procedures. It aims to create awareness that same-sex intimate partner violence takes place so as to break the silence in relation to this matter locally. The paper also outlines the importance of having both LGBTIQ services and DV services for the victims to turn to, services they feel comfortable with and can disclose to.

scholarly journals Perceptions of Informal and Formal Coping Strategies for Intimate Partner Violence Among Gay and Bisexual Men

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 302-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan Freeland ◽  
Tamar Goldenberg ◽  
Rob Stephenson
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Gay And Bisexual Men ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Bisexual Men ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Sources Of Support ◽  
And Bisexual

The prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) in same-sex male relationships has been reported to be at least as prevalent as is observed in female–male relationships. Though research has focused on understanding the prevalence and antecedents of IPV in male–male relationships, there is a paucity of data describing perceptions of coping strategies adopted by gay and bisexual men who may experience IPV. Ten focus group discussions were conducted with 64 gay and bisexual men in Atlanta, Georgia, between September 2013 and November 2013. Focus groups examined perceptions of how gay and bisexual men would respond to IPV and the IPV-coping services they would utilize. Thematic analysis was conducted to identify themes that describe how gay and bisexual men perceive existing IPV services and how they would use these services, if gay and bisexual men were to experience IPV. The results indicate that men experiencing IPV in male–male relationships do not have adequate access to IPV services that are tailored to their unique needs. As a result, there is a strong reliance on informal sources of support. Services are urgently needed to meet the unique needs of men experiencing IPV in same-sex relationships.

Coercive control: To criminalize or not to criminalize?

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia R Tolmie
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Intimate Relationship ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Controlling Behaviour ◽  
Criminal Justice Response

Criminalizing coercive or controlling behaviour in an intimate relationship, as has been done in England and Wales and is proposed in Scotland, has the advantage of offering an offence structure to match the operation and wrong of intimate partner violence. This article raises the question as to whether other jurisdictions should follow suit. It argues that the successful implementation of such an offence may require a complexity of analysis that the criminal justice system is not currently equipped to provide and will require significant reforms in practice and thinking. If it is not successful such an offence could conceivably operate to minimize the criminal justice response to intimate partner violence and be used to charge primary victims.

Women’s stories of non-fatal strangulation: Informing the criminal justice response

2020 ◽  
pp. 174889582094960
Author(s):  
Heather Douglas ◽  
Robin Fitzgerald
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
American States ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Criminal Justice Response ◽  
Do So

Non-fatal strangulation is commonly reported by women who have experienced intimate partner violence and it has been identified as both an immediate risk to health and life but also a risk for future serious harm and even death. While some Australian states and Canada have followed the lead of American states in introducing criminal offences of non-fatal strangulation the United Kingdom is yet to do so. Non-fatal strangulation offences have come with challenges of definition and identification. The success of criminal justice responses requires an understanding of the ways in which women understand and describe their non-fatal strangulation victimisation. We analyse 24 women’s experiences of non-fatal strangulation as a basis for considering how to ensure that jurisdictions considering introduction of a new non-fatal strangulation offence or reform of an existing offence do not reproduce obstacles to prosecution and legal recognition and suggest a model definition of non-fatal strangulation for an offence.

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