Male Soldier Family Violence Offenders: Spouse and Child Offenders Compared to Child Offenders

Substantiated maltreatment reports of 2,969 married, male Soldiers were used to explore the differences between first-time offenders who engaged in both child and spouse maltreatment (dual offenders) versus those who only engaged in child maltreatment (single offender). Differences between type of abuse, severity (mild or moderate/severe), and demographic variables (e.g., race/ethnicity, paygrade, age, rank, substance use, and subsequent abuse incidences) were found.