Intimate partner violence in persons released from prison and convicted prisoners (INPE, Lima- Perú)

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to analyze the incidence of intimate partner violence in people released from prison and sentenced inmates attending an ML-INPE in Lima-Perú and determine whether there are significant differences in intimate partner violence according to sociodemographic data. Using a quantitative approach with a descriptive and cross-sectional design, the Revised Conflict Tactics Questionnaire (CTS-2) was applied to a sample of 113 released and sentenced inmates between 18 and 69 years of age. The results showed that participants who experienced high or very high levels of violence experienced psychological violence in 25.7%, and physical violence in 25.7% as well as sexual violence in 23%. On the other hand, they perceived high or very high levels of psychological violence, reaching 8%, and physical violence at 25.7%. Psychological violence is the most frequent (12.89), followed by physical violence to a lesser degree (8.73) and sexual violence (2.39). A difference was found in the means concerning execution of violence (12.89) and victimization (18.88), finding a greater perception of violence in the participants by their partner in the three types of violence; psychological (12.89 in execution and 18.88 in victimization), physical (8.73 and 11.39) and sexual (2.39 and 2.90). In addition, no significant differences were found about socio demographic data, partner relationship, or crime characteristics (p > 0.05). It is concluded that participants perceive a greater amount of violence than they exert, and that sociodemographic data do not influence these differences.