Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Preventing repeat incidents of family violence: a randomized field test of a second responder program
Other Titles:	Journal of Experimental Criminology
Authors:	Hamilton, Edwin E Weisburd, David Davis, Robert C
Keywords:	Policing
Year:	2010
Publisher:	Springer Publishing
Citation:	6 (4), December 2010
Notes:	This field test, conducted with the cooperation of the Redlands, California [US], Police Department, sought to vary one of the parameters thought to affect the impact of second response programs. Victims who called the Redlands police with a domestic abuse complaint were randomly assigned (1) to receive a second response within 24 hours, (2) to receive a second response within seven days, or (3) to receive no second response. An examination of police records and surveys with victims six months after the initial complaint was called did not indicate any reduction in new abuse resulting from any second response condition. The current findings, coupled with earlier research results, strongly suggest that second response programs are at best ineffective in reducing the potential for new abuse and at worst may increase the likelihood of new abusive incidents. ? Springer, Part of Springer Science+Business Media. For further information, visit SpringerLink .
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/16326
ISSN:	1573-3750
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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