Purcell Rosemary, Baksheev Gennady N, Mullen Paul E
Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Victoria, Australia.
Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Int J Law Psychiatry. 2014 Nov-Dec;37(6):558-63. doi: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2014.02.029. Epub 2014 Mar 31.
There is increasing recognition that family violence may be perpetrated by juveniles against their parents and siblings, however empirical research regarding the nature and causes of such violence is relatively limited. This study examines juvenile family violence in the context of an Intervention Order (IO) being sought against a relative aged 18years or less. All cases over a 3-year period involving an IO application in a major metropolitan Children's Court in Australia were analysed (n=438). The majority of applicants/victims were parents (78%) and to a lesser extent siblings (11%) and other relatives (9%). Most parents who sought applications were mothers (63%) and one-parent households were over-represented (66%). The majority of defendants/perpetrators were male (69%), though juvenile females constituted a significant minority (31%). Intervention orders were sought to prohibit property damage (61%), physical assaults (59%) and/or threats (53%). According to the victim reports, these behaviours emerged in the context of prolonged behavioural problems (49%), a desire to intimidate the victim (12%) or retaliation (8%). While 44% of IO applications were granted, the majority were not (56%) due to the victim discontinuing the application prior to a formal hearing. Of the orders that were granted, a third (32%) were subsequently reported as having been breached. Juvenile family violence is a serious social problem that requires more systematic research to identify the correlates of this behaviour and effective interventions to prevent or reduce its occurrence.
人们越来越认识到，青少年可能会对父母和兄弟姐妹实施家庭暴力，然而，关于此类暴力的性质和原因的实证研究相对有限。本研究在寻求针对18岁及以下亲属的干预令（IO）的背景下，考察青少年家庭暴力情况。对澳大利亚一个主要大城市儿童法庭三年内所有涉及干预令申请的案件（n = 438）进行了分析。大多数申请人/受害者是父母（78%），其次是兄弟姐妹（11%）和其他亲属（9%）。寻求申请的大多数父母是母亲（63%），单亲家庭的比例过高（66%）。大多数被告/施暴者是男性（69%），不过青少年女性占相当比例（31%）。寻求干预令是为了禁止财产损坏（61%）、人身攻击（59%）和/或威胁（53%）。根据受害者报告，这些行为出现在长期行为问题（49%）、恐吓受害者的意图（12%）或报复行为（8%）的背景下。虽然44%的干预令申请获得批准，但大多数未获批准（56%），原因是受害者在正式听证前撤回了申请。在获得批准的命令中，三分之一（32%）随后被报告有违反情况。青少年家庭暴力是一个严重的社会问题，需要更系统的研究来确定这种行为的相关因素以及预防或减少其发生的有效干预措施。
