A psychometric typology of UK domestic violence offenders

R Johnson; E Gilchrist; Anthony Beech; Samantha Weston; R Takriti; R Freeman

doi:10.1177/0886260506291655

A psychometric typology of UK domestic violence offenders

R Johnson, E Gilchrist, Anthony Beech, Samantha Weston, R Takriti, R Freeman

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A number of studies have described subtypes of domestically violent men, and the heterogeneity of domestically violent men is well established. The aim of the current study was to investigate the distribution of subtypes using psychometric measures in convicted domestically violent offenders in England. Four subtypes of offenders were identified: low pathology, borderline, narcissistic, and antisocial. These subtypes were broadly comparable with the family-only, dysphoric/borderline, and generally violent/antisocial types proposed by Holtzworth-Munroe and Stuart. The majority of the sample (60%) best fit the generally violent/antisocial profile. However, the reliance on psychometric measurement and lack of corroborative evidence from partners means that further research is necessary to test these findings.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1270-1285
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Volume	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260506291655
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2006

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court-referred sample
domestic violence
typologies

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