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Direct linkFinn, Mary A.; Blackwell, Brenda Sims; Stalans, Loretta J.; Studdard, Sheila; Dugan, Laura – Crime & Delinquency, 2004
Dual arrests in family violence cases have increased following passage of proarrest laws. This study examined the relationship between officers' perceptions of their departmental policies and arrest outcomes. Each officer was given 1 of 6 hypothetical scripts that varied as to whether the wife only was injured or the wife and husband were injured.…
Descriptors: Law Enforcement, Family Violence, Police, Injuries
