scholarly journals Animal abuse: Profile of the offender, typology of violence and forms of control

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Gisele Kronhardt Scheffer ◽  
Leandro Ayres França ◽  
André Felipe Da Silva Guedes
Keyword(s):  
Animal Abuse ◽  
Offender Typology

Criminal offending before and after the onset of psychosis: Examination of an offender typology

2012 ◽  
Vol 140 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 198-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Kooyman ◽  
E. Walsh ◽  
H. Stevens ◽  
T. Burns ◽  
P. Tyrer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Offending ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Offender Typology

Recurrent Childhood Animal Cruelty and Its Link to Recurrent Adult Interpersonal Violence

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (8) ◽  
pp. 2345-2356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caleb E. Trentham ◽  
Christopher Hensley ◽  
Christina Policastro
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Violence ◽  
Animal Cruelty ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Animal Abuse ◽  
Southern State ◽  
Medium Security ◽  
Potential Link ◽  
Violent Acts ◽  
Using Data

In the early 1960s, researchers began to examine the potential link between childhood animal cruelty and future interpersonal violence. Findings since then have been inconsistent in establishing a relationship between the two. This may be due to researchers failing to measure the recurrency of childhood animal abuse and the recurrency of later violent acts committed in adulthood. The current study, using data from 257 inmates at a medium-security prison in a Southern state, is a replication of research conducted by Tallichet and Hensley, and Hensley, Tallichet, and Dutkiewicz, which examined this recurrency issue. The only statistically significant predictor of recurrent adult interpersonal violence in this study was recurrent childhood animal cruelty. Inmates who engaged in recurrent childhood animal cruelty were more likely to commit recurrent adult interpersonal violence. Respondents’ race, education, and childhood residence were not significant predictors of the outcome variable.

The Relationship of Animal Abuse to Violence and Other Forms of Antisocial Behavior

1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 963-975 ◽  
Author(s):  
ARNOLD ARLUKE ◽  
JACK LEVIN ◽  
CARTER LUKE ◽  
FRANK ASCIONE
Keyword(s):  
Antisocial Behavior ◽  
Animal Abuse ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Animal Abuse and Cruelty

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily G. Patterson-Kane ◽  
Heather Piper
Keyword(s):  
Animal Abuse

Nonhuman Animal Cruelty, Bullying, and Behavioral Difficulties among Women

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl E. Sanders ◽  
Bill C. Henry
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Behavioral Difficulties ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Animal Abuse ◽  
Female Undergraduate ◽  
Behavioral Issues ◽  
Strengths And Difficulties ◽  
K 12 ◽  
The Relationship

The current study sought to examine the relationship between behavioral difficulties, animal abuse, and bullying among women. Five hundred female undergraduate students enrolled in Introductory Psychology completed surveys assessing animal abuse experiences, bullying behaviors, and victimization of bullying during their K-12 school years. Participants also completed the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire which evaluated their behavioral difficulties. Results revealed a significant relationship between animal abuse, bullying, and victimization experiences. Moreover, animal abusers displayed significantly more behavioral problems when compared to non-abusers. Results from regression analyses indicated that animal abuse, bullying and victimization were significant predictors of various behavioral issues. These results suggest that behavioral difficulties associated with female animal abusers are similar to those related to male perpetrators.

scholarly journals Increasing Maximum Penalties for Animal Welfare Offences in South Australia—Has It Caused Penal Change?

Animals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rochelle Morton ◽  
Michelle Hebart ◽  
Alexandra Whittaker
Keyword(s):  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Companion Animal ◽  
Animal Abuse ◽  
Electronic Form ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Case Files ◽  
Animal Welfare Legislation

Animal welfare legislation in South Australia underwent amendments in 2008, where all the maximum penalties for animal welfare offences were doubled. This commitment to increased penalties arguably provides evidence of the legislature’s intent with respect to penalties. Studies have speculated that the legislative intent behind the increased penalties is not being reflected in the courts. This interdisciplinary research sought to gain evidence to confirm or disprove these speculations, by quantifying the average custodial sentence and monetary fine handed down in court before and after the 2008 amendments. Furthermore, trends relating to the species of animal affected and the demographics of the offender were identified. A total of 314 RSPCA (SA) closed case files from 2006 to 2018 were converted into an electronic form. Since the amendments, the average penalties have doubled in magnitude; fines have increased from $700 to $1535, while prison sentences have increased from 37 days to 77 days. Cases of companion animal abuse were most common (75% of all cases) and the location of the offence was found to influence offending. These findings suggest that the 2008 amendments have caused the average penalties to increase. However, it is debatable whether these increases are enough to effectively punish animal abusers.

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