Predictors of weapon use in domestic violence incidents reported to law enforcement

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 589-596

  Kernsmith, Poco ^a   Craun, Sarah W ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Female perpetration; Partner abuse; Weapons

Indexed keywords

EID: 49249088373     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-008-9181-8     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. A. E. Bonomi M. L. Anderson R. J. Reid D. Carrell P. A. Fishman F. P. Rivara 2007 Intimate partner violence in older women The Gerontologist 47 1 34 41
2. J. C. Campbell D. Webster J. Koziol-McLain C. Block D. Campbell M. A. Curry 2003 Risk factors for femicide in abuse relationships: Results from a multi-site case control study American Journal of Public Health 93 1098 1097
3. Center for Disease Control and Prevention 2000 Use of medical care, police assistance, and restraining orders by women reporting intimate partner violence-Massachusetts, 1996-1997 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 49 485 488
4. A. L. Coker P. H. Smith R. E. McKeown M. J. King 2000 Frequency and correlates of intimate partner violence by type: Physical, sexual and psychological battering American Journal of Public Health 90 553 559
5. W. Fals-Stewart 2003 The occurrence of partner physical aggression on days of alcohol consumption: A longitudinal diary study Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 71 41 52
6. W. Fals-Stewart J. Golden J. Schumacher 2003 Intimate partner violence and substance use: A longitudinal day-to-day examination Addictive Behaviors 28 1555 1574
7. L. Gaertner V. Foshee 1999 Commitment and the perpetration of relationship violence Personal Relationships 6 227 239
8. Gottfredson, S. D. (1987). Prediction: An overview of selected methodological issues. In D. M. Gottfredson, & M. Tonry (Eds.) Prediction and classification: Criminal justice decision making (pp. 21-51). Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press.
9. Greenfeld, L. A., & Zawitz, M. W. (1995). Weapons offenses and offenders. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, NCJ# 155284.
10. S. D. Harris K. R. Dean G. W. Holden M. J. Carlson 2001 Assessing police and protective order reports of violence Journal of Interpersonal Violence 16 602 609
11. V. L. Holt M. A. Kernic M. E. Wolf F. P. Rivara 2003 Do protection orders affect the likelihood of future partner violence and injury? American Journal of Preventative Medicine 24 16 21
12. A. Kellerman S. Heron 1999 Firearms and family violence Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America 17 699 716
13. A. L. Kellerman F. P. Rivara N. B. Rushforth J. G. Banton D. T. Reay J. T. Francisco 1993 Gun ownership as a risk factor for homicide in the home The New England Journal of Medicine 329 1084 1091
14. P. Kernsmith 2005 Exerting power or striking back: A gendered comparison of motivations for domestic violence perpetration Violence and Victims 20 2 173 185
15. D. N. Kyriacou D. Anglin E. Taliaferro S. Stone T. Tubb J. A. Linder 1999 Risk factors for injury to women from domestic violence The New England Journal of Medicine 341 1892 1898
16. J. A. Mercy L. E. Saltzman 1989 Fatal violence among spouses in the United States, 1976-1985 American Journal of Public Health 79 595 599
17. K. E. Moracco C. W. Runyan J. D. Butts 2003 Female intimate partner homicide: A population-based study Journal of the American Women's Medical Association 58 20 25
18. E. Morton C. W. Runyan K. E. Moracco J. Butts 1998 Partner homicide-suicide involving female homicide victims: A population-based study in North Carolina, 1988-1992 Violence and Victims 13 91 106
19. Perkins, C. (2003). Weapon use and violent crime. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, NCJ #194820.
20. Pennell, S., & Burke, C. (2002). Evaluation of a centralized response to domestic violence by the San Diego county sheriff's department domestic violence unit, 1998-1999 [Computer file]. ICPSR version. San Diego, CA: San Diego Association of Governments, Criminal Justice Research Division [producer], 2002. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2002.
21. C. A. Puzone L. E. Saltzman M. Kresnow M. P. Thompson J. A. Mercy 2000 National trends in intimate partner homicide: United States, 1976-1995 Violence Against Women 6 4 409 426
22. Rand Corporation. (2003). RAND California. www.rand.org. Retrieved on March 17, 2003.
23. Rand, M. (1997). Violence-Related Injuries Treated in Hospital Emergency Departments: Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report. NCJ 156921. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice.
24. Rennison, C. M. (2001). Intimate partner violence and age of victim, 93-99. NCJ #187635. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice.
25. Rennison, C. M., & Welchans, S. (2000). Intimate partner violence, NCJ #178247. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice.
26. S. B. Sorenson D. J. Wiebe 2004 Weapons in the lives of battered women American Journal of Public Health 94 1412 1417
27. M. S. Stroshine A. L. Robinson 2003 The decision to end abusive relationships: The role of offender characteristics Criminal Justice & Behavior 30 97 117
28. G. Szmukler 2001 Violence risk prediction in practice British Journal of Psychiatry 178 84 85
29. Tjaden, P., & Thoennes, N. (2000a). Full report of the prevalence, incidence, and consequences of violence against women. Washington, DC: National Institute of Justice and CDC NCJ #183781.
30. Tjaden, P., & Thoennes, N. (2000b). Extent, nature, and consequences of intimate partner violence. Washington, DC: National Institute of Justice and CDC NCJ #181867.
31. P. Tjaden N. Thoennes 2000 Prevalence and consequences of male-to-female and female-to-male intimate partner violence as measured by the National Violence Against Women Survey Violence Against Women 6 2 142 161
32. M. P. Thompson L. E. Saltzman D. Bibel 1999 Applying NIBRIS data to the study of intimate partner violence: Massachusetts as a case study Journal of Quantitative Criminology 15 163 180
33. L. E. Walker 1977 Battered women and learned helplessness Victimology 2 525 534
34. Walker, L. E. (1979). The battered woman. New York: Harper & Row.
35. R. W. Zalar 2000 Domestic violence New England Journal of Medicine 342 19 1450 1452