Arrest and recidivism among woman batterers
Most criminal justice officials have traditionally defined woman battering as a private matter. Only recently has pressure, primarily from women's groups, persuaded these officials to define battering as a crime and to change policies and procedures in order to treat it as such. This article as...
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| Tipo de documento: | Print Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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1991
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Criminal justice review
Año: 1991, Volumen: 16, Número: 2, Páginas: 183-197 |
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| Sumario: | Most criminal justice officials have traditionally defined woman battering as a private matter. Only recently has pressure, primarily from women's groups, persuaded these officials to define battering as a crime and to change policies and procedures in order to treat it as such. This article assesses and comments upon some of the effects of one change, the use of arrest policies |
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| ISSN: | 0734-0168 |