RT Article
T1 Exceptional Clearances, “Real” Cases of Intimate Partner Violence, and Mandatory Arrest Laws
JF Violence against women
VO 30
IS 14
SP 3581
OP 3608
A1 Clarke, Kaitlyn
A2 Hirschel, Joseph David
A2 McCormack, Philip D.
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1908930268
AB This study examined the extent to which cases of intimate partner violence were cleared by arrest, remained open, or closed by exceptional clearance. Incident and state-level factors associated with each outcome were examined for incidents submitted to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) from 2000 to 2009. Using the 10 years of data, comprising 5,481 jurisdictions in 36 states and the District of Columbia, findings show exceptional clearance is more likely to occur in residences, incidents of lower severity, and with same-sex couples, while being less likely in states with preferred and mandatory arrest laws. Research and policy implications are discussed.
K1 Victims
K1 Prosecutor
K1 NIBRS
K1 exceptional clearance
K1 Arrest
DO 10.1177/10778012231186817