The Perceptions of Judicial and Psychosocial Interveners of the Consequences of Dropped Charges in Domestic Violence Cases
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12435535 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sonia Gauthier (Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada,, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1375-1395 |
| Publication date | 2010-12-01 |
| 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 | 10.1177/1077801210389163 |
| PMID | 21164215 |
| OpenAlex | W2142319361 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 24 |
Many domestic violence cases do not go to trial because the victim refuses to testify. This article presents a qualitative study exploring the dismissal of criminal charges in domestic violence cases. The 22 judicial and psychosocial professionals interviewed in Montreal, Canada, discussed various consequences of the legal decision to dismiss the charges on victims, perpetrators, justice system professionals, and society as a whole. Respondents clearly did not view the withdrawal of charges as a failure of the criminalization of domestic violence
Criminalization · Criminology · Dismissal · Domestic violence · Economic Justice · Medical emergency · Poison control · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Suicide prevention · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Law · Medicine · Psychology
Systemic Obstacles to the Criminal Prosecution of a Battering Partner
In Their Own Words
Mandatory Arrest and Prosecution Policies for Domestic Violence
Killing Her Softly
Prosecuting Domestic Assault
Making it through the Criminal Justice System
Children in the Crossfire
Sampling in research on interpersonal aggression
Police, prosecutors, and felony case attrition
No-Drop Prosecution of Domestic Violence
Police Response to Domestic Violence
Towards Safer Societies
Prosecution as a Victim Power Resource
Battered Women and the Criminal Justice System
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |