%0 Journal Article
%T Bringing the cops back in: A study of efforts to make the criminal justice system more responsive to incidents of family violence
%J Social science research
%D 1980
%A Berk, Richard A.
%A Loseke, Donileen R.
%A Berk, Sarah Fenstermaker
%A Rauma, David
%V 9
%N 3
%P 193-215
%X This paper examines the ways in which the criminal justice system typically responds to incidents of violence between adult members of the same household and then using a three equation, nonrecursive time series model considers the impact of efforts in one locale to improve law enforcement practices. Three questions are addressed: (a) can the apparent underreporting of domestic violence by police be improved; (b) can the quality of information funneled from police to the District Attorney's office be enhanced; and (c) can the number of offenders held accountable for their actions be increased?<p />
%G en
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 0049-089X
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0049-089X(80)90011-3