@article{ref1,
title="A descriptive study of a California domestic violence court: Program completion and recidivism",
journal="Victims and offenders",
year="2010",
author="Petrucci, Carrie J.",
volume="5",
number="2",
pages="130-160",
abstract="This retrospective descriptive study analyzed a 1997 cohort of misdemeanor offenders (N = 289) in a California domestic violence court. Sixty-two percent of offenders completed a 52-week counseling program. A four-year statewide recidivism follow-up determined that for all types of arrests, rates were lower among program completers versus noncompleters (for domestic violence arrests, 15% versus 25%). Logistic regression revealed that completion was predicted by not using drugs, not getting a new case, pleading “not guilty,” and an interaction of not having a concurrent case with not being ordered to a work program. Survival analyses identified key risk periods for arrest, and those with domestic violence priors recidivated soonest, as did those who either had drug/alcohol use or who did not complete counseling.<p />",
language="",
issn="1556-4886",
doi="10.1080/15564880903423037",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15564880903423037"
}