TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1985//
TI  - Does Arrest Really Deter Wife Battery? An Effort to Replicate the Findings of the Minneapolis Spouse Abuse Experiment
JO  - American sociological review
A1  - Berk, Richard A.
A1  - Newton, Phyllis J.
SP  - 253
EP  - 262
VL  - 50
IS  - 2
N2  - In this paper we try to replicate the findings from the Minneapolis Spouse Abuse Experiment (Sherman and Berk, 1984). Using longitudinal data from the criminal justice system on 783 wife-battery incidents, an ex post factor design coupled with a propensity-score analysis reveals that arrests substantially reduce the number of new incidents of wife battery. In addition, the reductions are greatest for batterers whom the police would ordinarily be especially inclined to arrest. Policy and theoretical implications are discussed. (abstract Adapted from Source: American Sociological Review, 1985. Copyright © 1985 by the American Sociological Association)  Domestic Violence Intervention Arrest Effects Domestic Violence Offender Spouse Abuse Offender Spouse Abuse Intervention Deterrence Male Offender Male Violence Adult Male Adult Offender Adult Violence Law Enforcement Intervention Offender Arrest Violence Against Women Partner Violence California Replication Studies 11-01<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0003-1224
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -