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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Autor principal: Belknap, Joanne (Autor)
Otros Autores: Graham, Dee L.R. (Contribuidor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Research Data
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 2001
En:Año: 2001
Acceso en línea: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Palabras clave:
Battered Women
Case processing
Decision Making
disposition (legal)
Domestic Violence
misdemeanor offenses
Offenders
Sentencing
treatment programs
urban areas
Victims
Witnesses
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