Citation

Thijssen J, De Ruiter C. J. Interpers. Violence 2011; 26(7): 1307-1321.

Affiliation

Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260510369129

PMID

20522890

Abstract

In the present study, a structured risk assessment instrument for intimate partner violence, the Brief Spousal Assault Form for the Evaluation of Risk (B-SAFER), was coded for 146 files of spousal assault cases from the Dutch probation service, dating from 2004 and 2005. The aim of the study was twofold: (a) to validate Holtzworth-Munroe and Stuart's typology using the risk factors of the B-SAFER and (b) to examine the relationship between the subtypes found and recidivism rates. Four subtypes of assaulters were identified: family only, generally violent/antisocial, low-level antisocial, and psychopathology. These subtypes were comparable to the subtypes found in previous studies. The generally violent/antisocial subtype had the highest recidivism rate, although not significantly different from the other three subtypes.

Language: en