Spouse Abuse and Child Abuse by Army Soldiers |
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Authors: | Sandra L Martin Deborah A Gibbs Ruby E Johnson E Danielle Rentz Monique Clinton-Sherrod Jennifer Hardison |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Maternal and Child Health, CB # 7445, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7445, USA;(2) RTI International (a trade name of Research Triangle Institute), Research Triangle Park, NC, USA;(3) Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA |
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Abstract: | This study analyzed data collected by the U.S. Army’s Family Advocacy Program, the group primarily responsible for family
violence prevention, identification, evaluation, treatment, and follow-up on Army installations. Patterns of spouse abuse
and child abuse perpetrated within a five year period (2000–2004) were examined in a sample of 10,864 Army Soldiers who were
substantiated for family violence offenses. Three groups of family violence offenders were compared: (1) those who perpetrated
spouse offenses only; (2) those who perpetrated child offenses only; and (3) those who perpetrated both spouse and child offenses.
Results showed that the majority of substantiated family violence offenders were spouse offenders who had not committed child
abuse (61%), followed by child offenders who had not committed spouse abuse (27%), and finally those who committed both spouse
and child offenses (12%). The three groups of family violence offenders differed in terms of the types of abuse they perpetrated
(neglect of children, emotional abuse, physical abuse, and sexual abuse), their experiences of being a spouse abuse victim,
and sociodemographic characteristics. Twelve percent of all spouse abusers committed multiple spouse abuse incidents, and
10% of all child abusers committed multiple child abuse incidents. |
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Keywords: | Child abuse Domestic violence Family violence Injury Military Spouse abuse U S Army Violence |
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