RT Article
T1 Dual Arrest Decisions in Domestic Violence Cases: The Influence of Departmental Policies
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 50
IS 4
SP 565
OP 589
A2 Dugan, Laura
A2 Studdard, Sheila
LA Undetermined
YR 2004
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1526125609
AB Dual arrests in family violence cases have increased following passage of proarrest laws. This study examined the relationship between officers' perceptions of their departmental policies and arrest outcomes. Each officer was given 1 of 6 hypothetical scripts that varied as to whether the wife only was injured or the wife and husband were injured. They were then asked what action they would take. Results indicate that officers who believed that their department would support arrest of both parties are more likely to arrest both parties. Officers who perceived that their department encouraged arrest of the primary aggressor only are more likely to arrest the husband only. When both parties were injured, officers were likely to arrest both. Experienced officers were more likely than novice officers to use dual arrest. Implications for the importance of primary aggressor language are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
K1 Polizeiintervention
K1 USA
K1 Häusliche Gewalt
K1 Festnahme
DO 10.1177/0011128703261381