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Should we be paying more attention to firearm threats in ex-partner stalking cases? T.K. Logan and Jennifer Landhuis

By: Logan, T. K.
Contributor(s): Landhuis, Jennifer.
Material type: materialTypeLabelArticleSeries: Behavioral Sciences & the Law.Publisher: Wiley, 2022Subject(s): DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | GUNS | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | PERPETRATORS | SEPARATION | STALKING | VICTIM/SURVIVORS' VOICES | INTERNATIONAL | UNITED STATESOnline resources: DOI: 10.1002/bsl.2589 In: Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 2022, First published online, 28 August 2022Summary: This study examined relationship abuse, firearm threats, and threat credibility factors as well as help-seeking for (ex)partner-stalking victims with partners who did (n = 153) and did not own guns (n = 263). Victims with (ex)partners who owned guns experienced increased coercive control and physical violence, a longer duration of stalking, and more threats during the relationship and during the course of stalking. Victims reported that (ex)partner gun owners had more extremist beliefs and other risk factors, and more of them believed their (ex)partner was extremely capable of harming them. Most, regardless of partner gun ownership, turned to informal sources of help, while about one-quarter of victims whose partners did not own guns tried to obtain a protective order or talked to police, compared to about 40% of stalking victims with abusers who owned guns. Fear of harm from guns, coercive control during the relationship, and believing their partner was capable of harming harm them were all associated with an increased number of help-seeking sources whereas being threatened with a firearm and abuser gun ownership were not. (Authors' abstract). Record #7816
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Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 2022, First published online, 28 August 2022

This study examined relationship abuse, firearm threats, and threat credibility factors as well as help-seeking for (ex)partner-stalking victims with partners who did (n = 153) and did not own guns (n = 263). Victims with (ex)partners who owned guns experienced increased coercive control and physical violence, a longer duration of stalking, and more threats during the relationship and during the course of stalking. Victims reported that (ex)partner gun owners had more extremist beliefs and other risk factors, and more of them believed their (ex)partner was extremely capable of harming them. Most, regardless of partner gun ownership, turned to informal sources of help, while about one-quarter of victims whose partners did not own guns tried to obtain a protective order or talked to police, compared to about 40% of stalking victims with abusers who owned guns. Fear of harm from guns, coercive control during the relationship, and believing their partner was capable of harming harm them were all associated with an increased number of help-seeking sources whereas being threatened with a firearm and abuser gun ownership were not. (Authors' abstract). Record #7816