Exploring Officer Arrest Discretion Following State Policy Changes in Intimate Partner Violence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12435708 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P Mason (0000-0001-6796-9834, University of South Carolina Aiken, SC, USA, corresponding author), Michelle Petrie (University of South Carolina Aiken), Michelle A Petrie (University of South Carolina Aiken, SC, USA) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 12-13 |
| Pages | 2491-2505 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-04 |
| 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 | 10.1177/1077801220975486 |
| OpenAlex | W3118453473 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 38 |
In 2015, South Carolina passed the Domestic Violence Reform Act giving officers increased arrest discretion and rescinding mandatory arrest laws for intimate partner violence (IPV). Analyses using incident reports (2016/2017) from South Carolina show that officers primarily rely on the presence of five variables to determine arrest: children, injury, property destruction, offender at scene, and weapons. Cases with Black female victims are more likely to result in arrest, suggesting that Black males are being criminalized. We conclude that officers are reluctant to use individual discretion and rely on a form of structured discretion provided by administrators that shapes local culture and decision-making
Criminology · Discretion · Domestic violence · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Officer · Poison control · Political science · State (computer science · Suicide prevention · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Law · Medicine · Psychology
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Fairness and Effectiveness in Policing
Police use of discretion in response to domestic violence
Chivalry Revisited
An Examination of the Sufficiency of Small Qualitative Samples
Measuring Coercive Control
Differential Police Treatment of Male-on-Female Spousal Violence
The Impact of Offenders Leaving the Scene on the Police Decision to Arrest in Cases of Intimate Partner Violence
Factors Increasing the Likelihood of Sole and Dual Charging of Women for Intimate Partner Violence
Understanding and Addressing Women’s Use of Force in Intimate Relationships
Sociodemographic and Incident Variables as Predictors of Victim Injury From Intimate Partner Violence
The Paradox of Women Arrested for Domestic Violence
The Impact of Primary Aggressor Laws on Single Versus Dual Arrest in Incidents of Intimate Partner Violence
A small constellation
The Interrelationship Between Substance Abuse and the Likelihood of Arrest, Conviction, and Re-offending in Cases of Intimate Partner Violence
Police handling of domestic calls
Negotiating Order in Patrol Work
Understanding the Influence of Victim Gender in Death Penalty Cases
Determining Police Response to Domestic Violence Victims
Police Discretion
Under the radar
Prosecutorial Discretion in Requesting the Death Penalty
Victimization and the victim industry
New Approaches to Understanding Racial Prejudice and Discrimination
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |