Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Conflicting consensus: public reaction to a domestic violence pro-arrest policy
Other Titles:	Women & criminal justice
Authors:	Robinson, Amanda L
Keywords:	Theories of violence;Criminal justice responses;Community attitudes
Year:	1999
Publisher:	Haworth Press
Citation:	10 (3), 1999
Notes:	Explores public support of the criminalisation of domestic violence due to police pro-arrest policies, through a random phone survey of 403 Alabama (US) residents. Examines the theoretical background of attitudes towards crime and domestic violence, and the effect of class, gender and race on these opinions. These are then compared to the results of the survey. Concludes that females, Caucasians, older respondents, the less-educated and the wealthy were more likely to agree with pro-arrest policies while males, Afro-Americans, younger respondents, the well-educated and the poor were less likely to agree.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/13977
ISSN:	0897-4454
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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