Introduction
The connection between certain childhood experiences and future intimate partner violence (IPV) is only one of the factors amongst IPV. The term IPV “…is a serious, preventable public health problem that affects millions of Americans. The term “intimate partner violence” describes physical violence, sexual violence, stalking, or psychological harm by a current or former partner or spouse.” (CDC, 2020). The analysis of this specific factor will be talked about throughout this paper. The first item that will be discussed is the specific childhood factors that predicted intimate partner violence in adulthood. Next, these factors will be used to create a crime prevention policy. Lastly, the resources that can be used to alleviate intimate partner violence will be explored.
Connections Between Childhood Factors & Future Intimate Partner Violence
The connection between childhood factors and future intimate partner violence is still under construction. Many people (including Theobald and Farrington) have done studies as well as collecting research on this topic. In the analysis article by Theobald and Farrington, the two research this specific connection and use five factors to conclude which include, “..a combination of (a) low family income, (b) large family size (four or more biological siblings), (c) a convicted parent, (d) low‐nonverbal intelligence as measured by a score of 90 or less on the Progressive Matrices Test and (e) a poor parental child‐rearing score, which was a combined variable measuring harsh or erratic parental attitude or discipline and parental conflict.” (Farrington, Theobald, 2012). In the paragraph to follow knowing these factors influence adult offending a crime prevention policy will be outlined.