Citation

Buzawa ES, Hirschel JD. Vict. Offender 2008; 3(4): 391-411.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15564880802338518

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This paper uses a life-course perspective to examine the extent to which domestic violence is part of a criminal career. Offenders who commit domestic violence as their first criminal act are compared to offenders for whom domestic violence is merely a continuation of a criminal career and for whom the domestic violence relationship provides an opportunity for the commission of still another type of offense. In addition, there is an examination of patterns in offending and reoffending for males and females.