RT Article
T1 The influence of suspect gender in domestic violence arrests
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 27
IS 2
SP 183
OP 195
A1 Truc-Nhu
LA English
YR 2003
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764273990
AB This study examines heterosexual domestic violence incidents involving male and female suspects. The sample includes 428 incident reports filed at the Columbia (South Carolina) Police Department between 1993 and 1997. Police officers appear to use different arrest determinants for women than for men. The implications of these differential law enforcement practices are discussed.
K1 Spousal Violence
K1 Battered Woman
K1 Family Violence
K1 Police Officer
K1 Domestic Violence
DO 10.1007/BF02885693