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Type: | Journal Article |
Title: | Examining the behavior of a system: an outcome evaluation of a coordinated community response to domestic violence |
Other Titles: | Journal of family violence |
Authors: | Baker, Charlene K Crowley, Terrence Salazar, Laura F Emshoff, James G |
Keywords: | Criminal justice responses;Interagency work |
Year: | 2007 |
Publisher: | Kluwer Academic Plenum Publishers |
Citation: | 22 (7), October 2007 |
Notes: | One goal of a coordinated community response (CCR) to domestic violence is to create an infrastructure that will facilitate systems-level, and ultimately societal-level change. This study evaluated whether a CCR implemented in two counties in Georgia would be effective at increasing criminal justice system sanctions for male domestic violence offenders (i.e., arrests, prosecutions, convictions, sentencing, and referrals to batterer intervention programs). Time series analyses revealed that, in both counties, there was a significant increase in arrests of male offenders; however, law enforcement agencies also arrested more women following the intervention. More men were sentenced to probation and to attend a batterer’s intervention program post-intervention in one county; in the second county, there was no change in these outcomes. Results highlight the importance of examining how a CCR may affect the behavior of criminal justice systems, especially in terms of the unintended consequences for women. |
URI: | https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/14629 |
ISSN: | 0885-7482 |
Appears in Collections: | Journal Articles |
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