Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Characteristics of victims coarrested for intimate partner violence
Other Titles:	Journal of interpersonal violence
Authors:	Reddy, Sudha Houry, Debra Parramore, Constance
Keywords:	Drug and alcohol misuse;Perpetrators;Policing
Year:	2006
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	21 (11), November 2006
Notes:	General Overview: This US article reports on a study looking at the frequency of co-arrest among female victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) and any patterns that may increase the likelihood of co-arrest. Methods: The study included all households in the US city of Atlanta that made a call to 911 (emergency police) during 2002 and for which a police incident report for IPV was made, in which the female was identified as a victim. Each of the 911 phone reports suggesting a case of IPV was matched to a corresponding Police Department Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) report. A master data set was generated with data collected on victim-offender relationship, presence of children, weapons, sociodemographic information, alcohol and drugs use, injuries and any record or prior incidents, as well as coding of the severity of incidents according to the revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS). The study reviewed other studies and literature. Discussion: The study identified relevant demographic and incident characteristics related with co-arrest of female IPV victims. The presence of weapon, alcohol or drugs and children are discussed. Results: Of the IPV victims, 9% (131 of 1,489) were found to be arrested. An increased likelihood of arrest was found to be associated with having a weapon, alcohol use, older age and not being married. The presence of a child was found to decrease the likelihood of victim arrest. Race, prior incidents of IPV, severity of incident and offender restraining order were found not to be significantly associated with coarrest. Conclusions: Co-arrest occurred in a minority of cases but the article suggests that the fear of co-arrest may deter victims from contacting police following future incidents. IPV victims were found to be more likely to be arrested, if they were armed or under the influence of alcohol. Victims who were unmarried cohabitants were also found to be more likely to be arrested.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/13760
ISSN:	0886-2605
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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