@article{ref1,
title="Exploring officer arrest discretion following state policy changes in intimate partner violence",
journal="Violence against women",
year="2021",
author="Petrie, Michelle A. and Mason, Philip B.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="In 2015, South Carolina passed the Domestic Violence Reform Act giving officers increased arrest discretion and rescinding mandatory arrest laws for intimate  partner violence (IPV). Analyses using incident reports (2016/2017) from South  Carolina show that officers primarily rely on the presence of five variables to  determine arrest: children, injury, property destruction, offender at scene, and  weapons. Cases with Black female victims are more likely to result in arrest,  suggesting that Black males are being criminalized. We conclude that officers are  reluctant to use individual discretion and rely on a form of structured discretion  provided by administrators that shapes local culture and decision-making.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-8012",
doi="10.1177/1077801220975486",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801220975486"
}