NCJ Number
196314
Journal
Journal of Family Violence Volume: 17 Issue: 3 Dated: September 2002 Pages: 185-197
Date Published
September 2002
Length
13 pages
Annotation
This study considerd the role of perpetrator alcohol use in the injury outcomes of intimate assaults.
Abstract
Using 1992-1996 data taken from the National Crime Victimization Survey, the study analyzed the role of perceived perpetrator alcohol use in the injury outcomes of intimate assaults (N = 909). Perpetrator alcohol use was associated with increased likelihood of physical injury and marginally associated with more medical attention seeking by the victim when demographic variables and assault characteristics were controlled. Study findings illustrate that perpetrator alcohol abuse might have greater consequences for domestic violence victims and greater costs for public health than previously thought. The study concurs with earlier researchers' suggestion that substance abuse and batterer interventions should be combined. Families reporting domestic violence problems should be assessed for substance use, and families with substance use problems should also be assessed for domestic violence. Tables, references