The Relative Effects of Offense, Offender, and Victim Variables on the Decision to Prosecute Domestic Violence Cases
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12435596 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Hirschel (0000-0002-9312-754X, University of Massachusetts Lowell, corresponding author), Ira W Hutchison (Northern Michigan University) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 46-59 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Violence Against Women (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10778010122182299 |
| OpenAlex | W2141680190 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 24 |
Traditionally, even when the police have arrested suspected spouse abusers, prosecutors have been reluctant to follow through with prosecution. Using a sample of 424 cases in which abusers were either arrested on the scene or issued citations for court appearance, this research study investigates whether characteristics surrounding the offense (such as cause of the argument and victim injury), offender characteristics (such as prior record and substance abuse), or victim characteristics (such as relationship with the offender and substance abuse) most impact the prosecution's decision to prosecute. The policy implications of the findings are also discussed
Argument (complex analysis · Criminology · Domestic violence · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Political science · Psychiatry · Spouse · Suicide prevention · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology
Corporate antitrust prosecutions
Providing Support to Victims
When Abuse Happens Again
Protective Orders
The Politics of Place
Threat to Family Stability or Social Stability? Domestic Violence Protection Orders in Two Chinese Courts
Understanding Domestic Violence and Abuse
An Inside View of Police Officers’ Experience with Domestic Violence
Attitudes toward Wife Abuse of Police Officers and Judiciary Members in Turkey
Arresting Women
Perceptions of Appropriate Court-Ordered Sanctions for Situational Couple Violence Offenders
What Do Women Want? Prosecuting Family Violence in the ACT
Criminal justice response in Cape Verde
Effects of bounded rationality on prosecutorial decision making
Chivalry Revisited
Victim Participation in Intimate Partner Violence Prosecution
Understanding Decision-Making in Specialized Domestic Violence Courts
Exceptional Clearances, “Real” Cases of Intimate Partner Violence, and Mandatory Arrest Laws
Moving Beyond the Individual
Police civil liability for inappropriate response to domestic assault victims
Bilevel Disparities in Court Dispositions for Intimate Assault
Similar Punishment
Domestic violence
Experiments as reforms
From Initial Deterrence to Longterm Escalation
The Role of Arrest in Domestic Assault
Prosecutorial Discretion in Filing Charges in Domestic Violence Cases
Prosecution as a Victim Power Resource
The Specific Deterrent Effects of Arrest for Domestic Assault
Formal and Informal Deterrents to Domestic Violence
Humility is a Virtue
The Impact of Research on Legal Policy
Going for the gold
| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,96 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2025 (23) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |