Types of domestic violence and abuse-flagged offenses and their associations: a quantitative exploration using English police data

Crivatu, Ioana, Barbin, Arianna, Horvath, Miranda, Davies, Kari and Spence, Ruth (2025) Types of domestic violence and abuse-flagged offenses and their associations: a quantitative exploration using English police data. Criminal Justice and Behavior. ISSN 0093-8548 (In Press)

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Abstract

This research quantitatively explored different police-flagged domestic violence and abuse (DVA) offense reports in one English police force, and their suspect- and victim-level associations. Most reports were of males committing offenses against females. Violence with and without injury were the most common offenses (61.0%). Demographic variables (age, sex, relationship) were associated with different offense types. Suspects 36 years old and older had higher odds of being associated with sex offenses. While younger victims had higher odds of sexual victimization and stalking and harassment, both suspects and victims 45 years old and younger were mostly associated with reports of violence with injury. Most suspects and victims were partners/ex-partners (70.3%), with a third of the reports being for violence with injury. Stalking/harassment was mostly reported against acquaintances, whereas relatives were more likely to be suspects of violence without injury. Research and practice implications for police and Criminal Justice System are discussed.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: criminal justice system, domestic violence, police, policing, quantitative methods
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Other Departments (Central units) > Research Directorate
Depositing User: Miranda Horvath
Date Deposited: 14 May 2025 10:46
Last Modified: 14 May 2025 10:46
URI: https://oars.uos.ac.uk/id/eprint/4868

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