In this study we apply the versatile/specialist offender debate to the research of intimate partner violence. We propose the existence of two types of imprisoned male batterers: the generalist and the specialist batterer. The individual, family, and community characteristics of these types of batterers are further explored in 110 imprisoned males in the Penitentiary of Villabona (Spain). As for the individual characteristics, results indicate that the generalist batterer present higher levels of psychopathology (specially antisocial and borderline personality), sexist attitudes, and substance dependence. Specialist batterers presented higher levels of conflict in their family of origin. Finally, generalist batterers reported coming from more socially disordered communities and showed lower levels of participation and integration in these communities than the specialist batterer. These results suggest that the classical distinctions among batterers based on psychopathology and context of violence (whether general or family only) might be of little utility when applied to imprisoned male batterers.

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通才与专家：针对监狱中的殴打者类型

在这项研究中，我们将多才多艺/专家罪犯的辩论应用于亲密伴侣暴力的研究。我们建议存在两种类型的被监禁男性殴打者：通才和专业殴打者。这些类型的击球手的个人，家庭和社区特征在西班牙比利亚博纳监狱中的110名被监禁的男性中得到了进一步探索。至于个人特征，结果表明通才分子表现出较高的心理病理学水平（特别是反社会和边缘人格），性别歧视态度和对物质的依赖。专业殴打者在其原籍家庭中表现出更高水平的冲突。最后，多面手殴打者报告说，他们来自社会混乱程度更高的社区，与这些专业人士相比，这些社区的参与和融合程度较低。这些结果表明，基于心理病理学和暴力背景的殴打者之间的经典区别（无论是普通还是家庭）在应用于被监禁的男性殴打者时可能没有多大用处。