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- Title
SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS AND CRIMINALITY AS PREDICTORS OF MALE VIOLENCE.
- Authors
AALTONEN, MIKKO; KIVIVUORI, JANNE; MARTIKAINEN, PEKKA; SALMI, VENLA
- Abstract
While low socio-economic status (SES) is generally accepted as a risk factor for violence, some have argued that intimate partner violence (IPV) is a 'classless' crime. We examine the effects of SES and prior criminal record on different types of police-reported violence committed in 2005-07 by Finnish men using a register-based general population sample that offers exceptionally good population coverage. While IPV against women appears somewhat less determined by offender's low SES than other types of violent crime, we demonstrate considerable SES effects for all examined types of violence. Offenders in male-to-male violence in private settings appear the most marginalized. We conclude that social disadvantage contributes to male violence against both men and women.
- Subjects
SOCIOECONOMICS; CRIME; PREDICTION theory; VIOLENT men; INTIMATE partner violence; CRIMINAL records; VIOLENT crimes
- Publication
British Journal of Criminology, 2012, Vol 52, Issue 6, p1192
- ISSN
0007-0955
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/bjc/azs045