Domestic violence and child custody
Are family court professionals' decisions based on erroneous beliefs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12936695 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Hamel (0000-0003-0404-3545, corresponding author), Sarah L Desmarai (0000-0003-4976-1276, University of British Columbia), Tonia L Nicholls (0000-0002-5989-4665), Kathleen Malley‐Morrison (Boston University), Jon Aaronson (0000-0002-1896-0988, Madison Group (United States)) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 37-52 |
| Publication date | 2009-07-16 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Aggression Conflict and Peace Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1759-6599 • E-ISSN: 2042-8715 |
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1108/17596599200900011 |
| OpenAlex | W2056521696 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 19 |
If child custody decisions are based on erroneous beliefs, family courts may not be acting in the best interests of children. This study examined family court professionals' beliefs about family violence. Respondents (N = 410) of diverse professions, including child custody mediators, evaluators, and therapists, family law attorneys and judges, victim advocates and university students, completed a 10‐item multiple‐choice quiz. Results revealed low rates of correct responding, with respondents correctly answering approximately three out of 10 items on average, based on current research in the field. Overall, response rates were highly consistent with the discredited patriarchal paradigm. Shelter workers and victim advocates had the lowest average score, and men were found to have slightly higher scores than women. More troubling, students' scores were not significantly lower than those of family court professionals. Implications are discussed with respect to decision‐making in the context of child custody disputes
Best interests · Child custody · Context (archaeology · Criminology · Domestic violence · Family court · Family law · Medical emergency · Poison control · Political science · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
Gender Differences in Psychological, Physical, and Sexual Aggression Among College Students Using the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales
Are Bi-Directionally Violent Couples Mutually Victimized? A Gender-Sensitive Comparison
Differentiation Among Types of Intimate Partner Violence
Beyond the Conflict Tactics Scale
Abused Women or Abused Men? An Examination of the Context and Outcomes of Dating Violence
Gender Differences in Courtship Violence Victimization
Physical and mental health effects of intimate partner violence for men and women
In the Name of the Child
Behind Closed Doors
Sex differences in aggression between heterosexual partners
Prevalence of Violence Against Dating Partners by Male and Female University Students Worldwide
Characteristics of Callers to the Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men
Violent backgrounds of economically disadvantaged youth
Psychological aggression in dating relationships
Intergenerational Transmission of Dating Aggression as a Function of Witnessing Only Same Sex Parents vs. Opposite Sex Parents vs. Both Parents as Perpetrators of Domestic Violence
Effects of Family Violence on Child Behavior and Health During Early Childhood
Differences in Frequency of Violence and Reported Injury Between Relationships With Reciprocal and Nonreciprocal Intimate Partner Violence
Romance and Violence in Dating Relationships
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2009 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |