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Peer reviewedBuzawa, Eve S.; Austin, Thomas – American Behavioral Scientist, 1993
Reports on a study of 110 Detroit (Michigan) domestic assault cases to determine whether victim preference about arrest of the assailant had an impact on police behavior and the recurrence of violence. Finds that mandatory arrest policies reduces police discretion and ignores victim preference. (CFR)
Descriptors: Battered Women, Child Abuse, Crime Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education
