Journal article
Police Responses to Restraining Orders in Domestic Violence Incidents: Identifying the Custody-Threshold Thesis
Criminal justice and behavior, v 27(5), pp 561-580
01 Oct 2000
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Abstract
The present analysis examines the extent to which police officers arrest domestic violence offenders who violate restraining orders. The study develops a theoretical framework, referred to as the custody-threshold thesis, that considers the decision to arrest to be a function of the officers' goals to satisfy one of several purposes of custody. Findings from logistic regression modeling show that restraining-order violations in domestic violence incidents have the greatest impact on arrest probability when risk of injury to the victim is low, but that as risk increases, the predictive strength of restraining-order violations diminishes. Findings support the custody-threshold thesis, suggesting important policy implications, which are identified and discussed.
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- Title
- Police Responses to Restraining Orders in Domestic Violence Incidents
- Creators
- ROBERT J. Kane - American University
- Publication Details
- Criminal justice and behavior, v 27(5), pp 561-580
- Publisher
- Sage
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Criminology and Justice Studies
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000165053500002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-23044522786
- Other Identifier
- 991021862338704721
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- Criminology & Penology
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