Janell D Schmidt
Biographic Data
| ID | 3620157 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Janell D Schmidt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Janell D |
| FAMILY NAME | Schmidt |
| SIGNATURE | SCHMIDT J D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Crime Control Institute |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 148 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Does Arrest Deter Domestic Violence
Crime, Punishment, and Stake in Conformity: Legal and Informal Control of Domestic Violence
Deterrence theories and labeling theories offer inconsistent predictions about the relative impact of legal and informal controls on the subsequent criminal activities of arrested persons. In a controlled experiment using police contacts for domestic violence offenses in Milwaukee, we test whether the effect of arrest on recidivism is conditional on key individual characteristics indicating a in conformity. Contrary to deterrence theories, arrest…
From Initial Deterrence to Longterm Escalation: Short‐custody Arrest for Poverty Ghetto Domestic Violence
Persons arrested for misdemeanor domestic violence are held in custody for widely varying lengths of time. To test the effects of this variance, we randomly assigned short (X̄= 2.8 hours), full (X̄= 11.1 hours), and no arrests (warning only) to a sample of 1,200 cases with predominantly unemployed suspects concentrated in black ghetto poverty neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Victim interviews and one official measure showed that short arrest had a sub…
Prosecutorial Discretion in Filing Charges in Domestic Violence Cases
Based on data collected from prosecutors' files on domestic violence cases, the research reported here attempts to isolate variables associated with a decision to issue criminal charges in a case. The analysis reveals that variables reflective of the defendant's current or past choices were most strongly associated with the charging decision. Specifically, the defendant's appearing at the charging conference and his use of drugs or alcohol at the…
Crime, Punishment, and Stake in Conformity: Legal and Informal Control of Domestic Violence
Deterrence theories and labeling theories offer inconsistent predictions about the relative impact of legal and informal controls on the subsequent criminal activities of arrested persons. In a controlled experiment using police contacts for domestic violence offenses in Milwaukee, we test whether the effect of arrest on recidivism is conditional on key individual characteristics indicating a in conformity. Contrary to deterrence theories, arrest…
Prosecutorial Discretion in Filing Charges in Domestic Violence Cases
Based on data collected from prosecutors' files on domestic violence cases, the research reported here attempts to isolate variables associated with a decision to issue criminal charges in a case. The analysis reveals that variables reflective of the defendant's current or past choices were most strongly associated with the charging decision. Specifically, the defendant's appearing at the charging conference and his use of drugs or alcohol at the…
From Initial Deterrence to Longterm Escalation: Short‐custody Arrest for Poverty Ghetto Domestic Violence
Persons arrested for misdemeanor domestic violence are held in custody for widely varying lengths of time. To test the effects of this variance, we randomly assigned short (X̄= 2.8 hours), full (X̄= 11.1 hours), and no arrests (warning only) to a sample of 1,200 cases with predominantly unemployed suspects concentrated in black ghetto poverty neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Victim interviews and one official measure showed that short arrest had a sub…
Does Arrest Deter Domestic Violence
Prosecutorial Discretion in Filing Charges in Domestic Violence Cases
Based on data collected from prosecutors' files on domestic violence cases, the research reported here attempts to isolate variables associated with a decision to issue criminal charges in a case. The analysis reveals that variables reflective of the defendant's current or past choices were most strongly associated with the charging decision. Specifically, the defendant's appearing at the charging conference and his use of drugs or alcohol at the…
From Initial Deterrence to Longterm Escalation: Short‐custody Arrest for Poverty Ghetto Domestic Violence
Persons arrested for misdemeanor domestic violence are held in custody for widely varying lengths of time. To test the effects of this variance, we randomly assigned short (X̄= 2.8 hours), full (X̄= 11.1 hours), and no arrests (warning only) to a sample of 1,200 cases with predominantly unemployed suspects concentrated in black ghetto poverty neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Victim interviews and one official measure showed that short arrest had a sub…
Crime, Punishment, and Stake in Conformity: Legal and Informal Control of Domestic Violence
Deterrence theories and labeling theories offer inconsistent predictions about the relative impact of legal and informal controls on the subsequent criminal activities of arrested persons. In a controlled experiment using police contacts for domestic violence offenses in Milwaukee, we test whether the effect of arrest on recidivism is conditional on key individual characteristics indicating a in conformity. Contrary to deterrence theories, arrest…
Does Arrest Deter Domestic Violence
Criminology (4 works) · Domestic violence (4 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Poison control (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (3 works) · Human Factors and Ergonomics (3 works) · Law (3 works)