Predictors of child abuse charges within the context of domestic violence arrests
This article investigates how different factors of a domestic violence incident impact the likelihood of a child abuse charge within the context of domestic violence arrests. Data from 5,148 domestic violence arrests were used to test whether domestic violence-, incident-, and child-based predictors...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2017
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Crime & delinquency
Año: 2017, Volumen: 63, Número: 13, Páginas: 1777-1803 |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Resolving-System) |
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| Sumario: | This article investigates how different factors of a domestic violence incident impact the likelihood of a child abuse charge within the context of domestic violence arrests. Data from 5,148 domestic violence arrests were used to test whether domestic violence-, incident-, and child-based predictors increased the likelihood of a child abuse charge. Logistic regression models of gender-stratified samples were employed to test for gender differences among domestic violence arrestees. The results demonstrated predictors affected men’s odds of a child abuse charge when compared with women. For men and women, children witnessing the domestic violence incident had the largest impact on a child abuse charge. These results contribute to the underdeveloped area of police response to child abuse in domestic violence cases. |
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| ISSN: | 1552-387X |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0011128716661141 |
