Cronicidad, violencia y longitud de trayectoria criminal. Hombres detenidos por violencia doméstica

Translated title of the contribution: Chronicity, violence and criminal trajectory length. Men arrested for domestic violence

Mauricio Valdivia-Devia, Juan Carlos Oyanedel, Antonio Andrés-Pueyo, Marta Fuentes Araya, Mauricio Valdivia-Monzón

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Abstract

Chronical criminals turn out to be responsible of most of the criminal activity, in addition to being the most persistent and violent. There exists limited longitudinal evidence that allows knowing how chronicity manifests itself in domestic violence aggressors. The objective of this investigation is to identify the most appropriate criteria to differentiate chronic men and establish the relationship between chronicity, violence and duration of the criminal career in 10 505 Chilean men arrested for domestic violence crimes in 2007, based on all new arrests produced the next 10 years. The design is a longitudinal pseudo-prospective, as if it corresponded to a prospective longitudinal study. The results show that three or more crimes are enough to properly identify chronic criminal careers, and that 12.7% of all men can be considered as serious, violent and chronic, presenting a criminal trajectory between eight and ten years, being responsible for more than 37% of total recidivism, reach a significantly high average of crimes and high prevalence of violent crimes.

Translated title of the contributionChronicity, violence and criminal trajectory length. Men arrested for domestic violence
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)116-124
Number of pages9
JournalSuma Psicologica
Volume27
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Psychology

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