TY - JOUR
T1 - When the Bedroom Is the Crime Scene
T2 - To What Extent Does Johnson's Typology Account for Intimate Partner Sexual Assault?
AU - O'Neal, Eryn Nicole
AU - Tellis, Katharine
AU - Spohn, Cassia
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice [Grant Number 2009-WG-BX-009].
Publisher Copyright:
©2014,Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2014/10/2
Y1 - 2014/10/2
N2 - Johnson's (2008) typology of domestic violence was conceptualized to explain the control context and presence of violence in intimate relationships. However, issues surrounding sexual assault in the context of intimate partner violence remain insufficiently addressed. The current study situates sexual assault within Johnson's (2008) typology because prior research has largely ignored it. Doing so is necessary to determine the utility of Johnson's categorizations. Using qualitative data from 134 intimate partner sexual assaults reported to Los Angeles law enforcement in 2008, the present study examines the control context and co-occurrence of physical and sexual assault, as well as the presence of non-physical coercive techniques, such as threats. Theoretical implications regarding the problems surrounding conceptualizing sexual assault vis-à-vis Johnson's categorizations are discussed.
AB - Johnson's (2008) typology of domestic violence was conceptualized to explain the control context and presence of violence in intimate relationships. However, issues surrounding sexual assault in the context of intimate partner violence remain insufficiently addressed. The current study situates sexual assault within Johnson's (2008) typology because prior research has largely ignored it. Doing so is necessary to determine the utility of Johnson's categorizations. Using qualitative data from 134 intimate partner sexual assaults reported to Los Angeles law enforcement in 2008, the present study examines the control context and co-occurrence of physical and sexual assault, as well as the presence of non-physical coercive techniques, such as threats. Theoretical implications regarding the problems surrounding conceptualizing sexual assault vis-à-vis Johnson's categorizations are discussed.
KW - Johnson's typology
KW - intimate partner sexual assault
KW - intimate partner violence
KW - intimate terrorism
KW - qualitative
KW - situational couple violence
KW - wife rape
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U2 - 10.1080/15379418.2014.943450
DO - 10.1080/15379418.2014.943450
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84961378295
SN - 1537-9418
VL - 11
SP - 278
EP - 303
JO - Journal of Child Custody
JF - Journal of Child Custody
IS - 4
ER -