Victim Arrest in Intimate Partner Violence Incidents: A Multilevel Test of Black’s Theory of Law

Mandatory and preferred arrest policies were heralded as major advances in protecting victim rights in cases of intimate partner violence. Soon after these policies were implemented, researchers began to document a disturbing rise in the number of victims arrested in these incidents. This paper appl...

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Main Authors: Lisa Holland-Davis, Jason Davis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kennesaw State University 2014-02-01
Series:Journal of Public and Professional Sociology
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/jpps/vol6/iss1/8/
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