Dating violence compared to other types of violence : Similar offenders but different victims
(2017) In The European Journal of Psychology Applied To Legal Context 9(2). p.83-91- Abstract
The aim of this study was to characterize young dating violent offenders (DVO), and to compare them to the general population and to young offenders with violent crimes directed against other victims. We have used data from the Development of Aggressive Antisocial Behaviour Study, in all 264 young men, 18 to 25 years, convicted of violent crimes and imprisoned in the Western Region of the Swedish Prison and Probation Services. We found that young DVO offenders differed from the general population in all investigated areas; however, the group did not differ in comparisons to other young violent offenders. Our results highlight the antisocial aspects of dating violent crime being rooted in aggressive antisocial behaviour, lacking signs of... (More)
The aim of this study was to characterize young dating violent offenders (DVO), and to compare them to the general population and to young offenders with violent crimes directed against other victims. We have used data from the Development of Aggressive Antisocial Behaviour Study, in all 264 young men, 18 to 25 years, convicted of violent crimes and imprisoned in the Western Region of the Swedish Prison and Probation Services. We found that young DVO offenders differed from the general population in all investigated areas; however, the group did not differ in comparisons to other young violent offenders. Our results highlight the antisocial aspects of dating violent crime being rooted in aggressive antisocial behaviour, lacking signs of any specific offender type characteristics, thus questioning the validity of crime specific treatment programs in prison for young offenders of dating violence.
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- author
- Sjödin, Anna-Kari ; Wallinius, Märta LU ; Billstedt, Eva ; Hofvander, Björn LU and Nilsson, Thomas
- organization
- publishing date
- 2017-07
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Aggressive antisocial behaviour, Clinical features, Dating violence, Victim relationship, Violent criminality
- in
- The European Journal of Psychology Applied To Legal Context
- volume
- 9
- issue
- 2
- pages
- 9 pages
- publisher
- Elsevier
- external identifiers
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- wos:000403560100005
- scopus:85019652160
- ISSN
- 1889-1861
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ejpal.2017.03.001
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- dee5f4c2-6e94-428d-ab7b-69d27913f5ec
- date added to LUP
- 2017-06-13 10:33:23
- date last changed
- 2024-02-12 20:46:57
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abstract = {{<p>The aim of this study was to characterize young dating violent offenders (DVO), and to compare them to the general population and to young offenders with violent crimes directed against other victims. We have used data from the Development of Aggressive Antisocial Behaviour Study, in all 264 young men, 18 to 25 years, convicted of violent crimes and imprisoned in the Western Region of the Swedish Prison and Probation Services. We found that young DVO offenders differed from the general population in all investigated areas; however, the group did not differ in comparisons to other young violent offenders. Our results highlight the antisocial aspects of dating violent crime being rooted in aggressive antisocial behaviour, lacking signs of any specific offender type characteristics, thus questioning the validity of crime specific treatment programs in prison for young offenders of dating violence.</p>}},
author = {{Sjödin, Anna-Kari and Wallinius, Märta and Billstedt, Eva and Hofvander, Björn and Nilsson, Thomas}},
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language = {{eng}},
number = {{2}},
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publisher = {{Elsevier}},
series = {{The European Journal of Psychology Applied To Legal Context}},
title = {{Dating violence compared to other types of violence : Similar offenders but different victims}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpal.2017.03.001}},
doi = {{10.1016/j.ejpal.2017.03.001}},
volume = {{9}},
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