Determining Police Response to Domestic Violence Victims. The Role of Victim Preference.

Buzawa, Eve S.; Austin, Thomas

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ERIC Number: EJ488683

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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Determining Police Response to Domestic Violence Victims. The Role of Victim Preference.

Buzawa, Eve S.; Austin, Thomas

American Behavioral Scientist, v36 n5 p610-23 May-Jun 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, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Problems, Family Violence, Police Action, Police Community Relationship, Social Science Research, Social Scientists

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers; Policymakers

Language: English

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