Punitive Action or Gentle Persuasion: Exploring Police Officers’ Justifications for Using Dual Arrest in Domestic Violence Cases.  

Oleh:

Finn, Mary A. ; Bettis, Pamela

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Violence Against Women vol. 12 no. 3 (Mar. 2006), page 268.
Topik: domestic arrests; dual arrest; police
Fulltext: 268.pdf (124.83KB)

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Mandatory and preferred arrest policies may be resulting in a backlash for victims who are arrested along with their batterers. Little prior research has explored why officers engage in dual arrests. The current study examines the rationales employed by officers to justify dual arrests in a preferred arrest jurisdiction. Content analysis of thought protocols of police officers (n = 24) who reported they would arrest both parties was undertaken. Officers justified arrest of both parties, citing that suchwas required by lawand the desire to force both parties to obtain counseling for their relationship. Implications for policy development are examined.

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