TY - JOUR
T1 - The Association between Homicide Risk and Intimate Partner Violence Arrest
AU - Ward-Lasher, Allison
AU - Messing, Jill Theresa
AU - Cimino, Andrea N.
AU - Campbell, Jacquelyn C.
N1 - Funding Information:
This descriptive study is part of a larger study funded by the US National Institute of Justice (NIJ Grant No. 2008-WG-BX-0002) evaluating the effectiveness of the LAP (see Messing et al., 2011, Messing et al., 2015a, Messing et al., 2015b). The Institutional Review Boards of (three academic institutions), NIJ, the Oklahoma State Department of Health, and the Cherokee Nation approved this study.
Funding Information:
1This work was supported by the National Institute of Justice [No. 2008-WG-BX-0002].
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Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2019/3/18
Y1 - 2019/3/18
N2 - This paper examines police officer decisions to make an arrest in intimate partner violence (IPV) cases in a jurisdiction with a discretionary arrest policy that uses risk assessment at the scene of a domestic violence incident. Police-involved victims of IPV were interviewed at two time-points. Of the 266 cases, the offender was arrested in 105 (39.5%) cases. In a logistic regression model, physical violence was the strongest predictor of arrest while risk for homicide was not predictive. Upon examination of the factors that predicted further violence, there was a linear relationship between risk of homicide and the severity and frequency of future violence. Arrest and physical violence at the index offense were not associated with violence at follow-up. The use of risk assessment by law enforcement officers may assist with criminal justice decision-making and referral to appropriate interventions.
AB - This paper examines police officer decisions to make an arrest in intimate partner violence (IPV) cases in a jurisdiction with a discretionary arrest policy that uses risk assessment at the scene of a domestic violence incident. Police-involved victims of IPV were interviewed at two time-points. Of the 266 cases, the offender was arrested in 105 (39.5%) cases. In a logistic regression model, physical violence was the strongest predictor of arrest while risk for homicide was not predictive. Upon examination of the factors that predicted further violence, there was a linear relationship between risk of homicide and the severity and frequency of future violence. Arrest and physical violence at the index offense were not associated with violence at follow-up. The use of risk assessment by law enforcement officers may assist with criminal justice decision-making and referral to appropriate interventions.
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U2 - 10.1093/police/pay004
DO - 10.1093/police/pay004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85070066475
SN - 1752-4512
VL - 14
SP - 228
EP - 242
JO - Policing (Oxford)
JF - Policing (Oxford)
IS - 1
ER -