Cooperative actors in domestic abuse and their association with prosecution
Implications for the criminal justice system
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21372452 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nathan Birdsall (0000-0002-7253-9211, University of Lancashire, corresponding author), Sandra Kirby (0000-0002-3049-1248, University of Lancashire), Rebecca Phythian (0000-0001-6423-2116, University of Lancashire) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 95 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 391-406 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Police Journal Theory Practice and Principles (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-258X • E-ISSN: 1740-5599 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258x20931922 |
| OpenAlex | W3034866150 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 45 |
Suggestions to increase prosecution rates in domestic abuse cases often focus on improving victim cooperation and evidence gathering. This study explores the impact of persons involved in abuse investigations by modelling five variables (victim cooperation; witness cooperation; presence of children; suspect admission; and presence of physical evidence) across 540 cases of domestic abuse. The presence of physical evidence, as well as victim and witness cooperation, all increased the likelihood of a charge against the suspect. However, suspect confession often resulted in a police caution, meaning no successful charge. The implications of these findings to improve investigation and prosecution are discussed
Association (psychology) · Confession (law) · Criminal justice · Criminology · Domestic violence · Economic Justice · Meaning (existential) · Medical emergency · Poison control · Political science · Psychotherapist · Suicide prevention · Suspect · Witness · Child Abuse and Trauma · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |