Mayshak Richelle, Curtis Ashlee, Coomber Kerri, Tonner Lorraine, Walker Arlene, Hyder Shannon, Liknaitzky Paul, Miller Peter
Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
J Interpers Violence. 2022 Feb;37(3-4):NP1658-NP1685. doi: 10.1177/0886260520928633. Epub 2020 Jun 17.
Family and domestic violence (FDV) is a significant social issue that causes major harm across Australia. Alcohol has been identified as a contributing factor to FDV, and as such increased understanding of the role of alcohol in police-reported FDV incidents may provide the basis for developing specific clinical and forensic approaches. This study aims to identify the key correlates of alcohol-related FDV within police-reported FDV incidence. Data sourced from several states and territories across Australia were used to profile demographic and personal factors involved in police-reported FDV incidents, and to identify the types of incidents involving alcohol. For each state, three separate binary regressions were conducted for family violence, intimate partner violence, and FDV incidents in which alcohol was involved. Between 24% and 54% of FDV incidents reported to police were classified as alcohol-related. Although there appeared to be an association between relative socioeconomic disadvantage and an incident being alcohol-related, this association varied across states. Where victim and offender data were available, offenders were significantly more likely to be alcohol-affected than victims. Alcohol-related FDV incidents were also twice as likely to involve severe physical violence including injuries that were life threatening, as well as an increased likelihood of recidivism. This study demonstrates that alcohol plays a substantial role in police-reported FDV across Australia. It also demonstrates that other factors such as drug use, breach of orders, and repeat offending are associated with alcohol involvement across family violence and intimate partner violence.
家庭与家庭暴力（FDV）是一个严重的社会问题，在澳大利亚造成了重大危害。酒精已被确定为导致家庭暴力的一个因素，因此，加深对酒精在警方报告的家庭暴力事件中所起作用的理解，可能为制定具体的临床和法医方法提供依据。本研究旨在确定警方报告的家庭暴力事件中与酒精相关的家庭暴力的关键相关因素。来自澳大利亚多个州和领地的数据被用于分析警方报告的家庭暴力事件中涉及的人口统计学和个人因素，并确定涉及酒精的事件类型。对于每个州，针对家庭暴力、亲密伴侣暴力以及涉及酒精的家庭暴力事件分别进行了三次二元回归分析。向警方报告的家庭暴力事件中，有24%至54%被归类为与酒精相关。尽管相对社会经济劣势与与酒精相关的事件之间似乎存在关联，但这种关联在不同州有所不同。在有受害者和犯罪者数据的情况下，犯罪者受酒精影响的可能性明显高于受害者。与酒精相关的家庭暴力事件涉及严重身体暴力（包括危及生命的伤害）的可能性也高出两倍，而且再次犯罪的可能性也增加。这项研究表明，酒精在澳大利亚警方报告的家庭暴力事件中起着重要作用。它还表明，其他因素，如吸毒、违反禁令和再次犯罪，与家庭暴力和亲密伴侣暴力中涉及酒精的情况有关。
