TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Contributory factors affecting arrest in domestic and non-domestic assaults
JO  - American journal of police
A1  - Eigenberg, Helen M.
A1  - Scarborough, Kathryn E.
A1  - Kappeler, Victor E.
SP  - 27
EP  - 54
VL  - 15
IS  - 4
N2  - 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 /> 
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SN  - 0735-8547
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/07358549610151807
ID  - ref1
ER  -