No-Contact Orders, Victim Safety, and Offender Recidivism in Cases of Misdemeanor Criminal Domestic Violence: A Randomized Experiment

Using an experimental design, this research examined the impact of proactive enforcement of court-imposed no-contact orders (NCOs) on offender behavior and victim safety in cases of misdemeanor domestic violence. The major research goals and objectives were to assess whether proactive enforcement: (...

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Authors: Brame, Robert W. (Author) ; Kaukinen, Catherine E. (Author) ; Gover, Angela R. (Author) ; Lattimore, Pamela K. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2015
In: American journal of criminal justice
Year: 2015, Volume: 40, Issue: 2, Pages: 225-249
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Keywords:
Victim safety
Offender recidivism
No contact orders
Experiment
Domestic violence intervention