Identifying subtypes of spousal assaulters Using the B-SAFER.
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.
Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands. jill.thijssen@maastrichtuniversity.nl
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de Ruiter
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000145:classification* / Q000523:psychology; D014754:Violence / Q000145:classification* / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult