Factors Related to Domestic Violence Court Dispositions in a Large Midwestern Urban Area, 1997-1998: (United States)

The goal of this study was to identify factors that influence whether city misdemeanor domestic violence cases in which batterers are arrested by police result in dismissals, acquittals, or convictions in the courts, and how these cases are processed. The researchers sought to examine factors that i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Belknap, Joanne (Author)
Contributors: Graham, Dee L.R. (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Research Data
Language:English
Published: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 2001
In:Year: 2001
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
Battered Women
Case processing
Decision Making
disposition (legal)
Domestic Violence
misdemeanor offenses
Offenders
Sentencing
treatment programs
urban areas
Victims
Witnesses
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