Constraints against Family Violence. How Well Do They Work?.

Gelles, Richard J.

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ERIC Number: EJ488682

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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Constraints against Family Violence. How Well Do They Work?

Gelles, Richard J.

American Behavioral Scientist, v36 n5 p575-86 May-Jun 1993

Reports on the impact of the Minneapolis (Minnesota) Police Experiment, which indicated that a policy of mandatory or presumptive arrest was a deterrent to domestic violence. Discusses how police departments began to adopt this approach. Recommends that arrest be one of several control methods used in domestic violence cases. (CFR)

Descriptors: Battered Women, Child Abuse, Crime Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Problems, Family Violence, Police Action, Social Science Research, Social Scientists

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers; Policymakers

Language: English

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