Discretion and the Sex Dyad: exploring the Interactive Effects of Offender and Victim Sex on Reporting and Arrest of One-on-One Assaultive Crime

Gender has been hypothesized to affect how violent offenders are treated within the criminal justice system, but studies have tended to ignore the role of the victim in decision making. This study explores the interactive effects of offender and victim sex (i.e., the sex dyad) on reporting and arres...

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Authors: Weiss, Karen G. (Author) ; Addington, Lynn A. (Author) ; Nolan, Jim (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Women & criminal justice
Year: 2018, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-18
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
NCVS
NIBRS
Arrest
Gender discretion
Reporting to police
Sex dyad
Violent Crime