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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Main Author: Steinmann, Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
Published: 1991
In: Criminal justice review
Year: 1991, Volume: 16, Issue: 2, Pages: 183-197
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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Summary: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
ISSN:0734-0168
DOI:10.1177/073401689101600203