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Peer reviewedStalans, Loretta J.; Lurigio, Arthur J. – Crime and Delinquency, 1995
Reports results of survey responses to short scenarios involving partner disputes. If there was no intention of harm and no current injury, dismissal was preferred. Women and men preferred counseling to jail or probation; women preferred jail and counseling more than men. Court-ordered mediation was the most preferred disposition. (LKS)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Battered Women, Community Responsibility, Court Litigation
