Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Situational ambiguity and gendered patterns of arrest for intimate partner violence
Other Titles:	Violence against women
Authors:	Durfee, Alesha
Keywords:	Policing;Legal issues;Men as victims
Year:	2012
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	18 (1), January 2012
Notes:	Using data from the 2005 National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), this analysis focuses on the impacts that domestic violence mandatory arrest policies have on arrest outcomes in “situationally ambiguous” cases: cases where both the female and male partners have been identified by police as both a victim and an offender. Results indicate that although officers arrest male partners more frequently than female partners, after controlling for incident and individual factors, mandatory arrest policies disproportionately affect women. Furthermore, correlates of arrest differ for male-only arrests versus female-only arrests. These findings are discussed in the context of changing legal responses to domestic violence. [?2012 SAGE Publications. All rights reserved. For further information, visit SAGE Publications link.]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12528
ISSN:	1077-8012
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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