TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - The association between homicide risk and intimate partner violence arrest
JO  - Policing (Oxford)
A1  - Ward-Lasher, Allison
A1  - Messing, Jill Theresa
A1  - Cimino, Andrea N.
A1  - Campbell, Jacquelyn C.
SP  - 228
EP  - 242
VL  - 14
IS  - 1
N2  - This paper examines police officer decisions to make an arrest in intimate partner violence (IPV) cases in a jurisdiction with a discretionary arrest policy that uses risk assessment at the scene of a domestic violence incident. Police-involved victims of IPV were interviewed at two time-points. Of the 266 cases, the offender was arrested in 105 (39.5%) cases. In a logistic regression model, physical violence was the strongest predictor of arrest while risk for homicide was not predictive. Upon examination of the factors that predicted further violence, there was a linear relationship between risk of homicide and the severity and frequency of future violence. Arrest and physical violence at the index offense were not associated with violence at follow-up. The use of risk assessment by law enforcement officers may assist with criminal justice decision-making and referral to appropriate interventions.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1752-4512
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/police/pay004
ID  - ref1
ER  -