@article{ref1,
title="Contributory factors affecting arrest in domestic and non-domestic assaults",
journal="American journal of police",
year="1996",
author="Eigenberg, Helen M. and Scarborough, Kathryn E. and Kappeler, Victor E.",
volume="15",
number="4",
pages="27-54",
abstract="Provides empirical evidence for the first time to suggest that police officers are less apt to arrest in domestic violence cases when directly comparing officers' responses in domestic and non-domestic assaults. Uses a sample of 92,000 police reports in a small midwestern police department of the USA. Supports the premise of disparate treatment for domestic assaults. Finds that injuries were equally likely in domestic and non-domestic assaults; that the impact of weapons is limited. Calls for further research to clarify these issues, e.g., to re-examine officers'definitions of injuries and weapons. Supports findings that officers are more apt to arrest when a victim requests this.<p />",
language="",
issn="0735-8547",
doi="10.1108/07358549610151807",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/07358549610151807"
}