Evaluation of the Rhode Island probation specialized domestic violence supervision unit

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew R. Klein ◽  
Douglas Wilson ◽  
Ann H. Crowe ◽  
Matthew DeMichele
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Rhode Island

A Focal Concerns Perspective on Prosecutorial Decision Making in Cases of Intimate Partner Stalking

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 733-748
Author(s):  
Patrick Q. Brady ◽  
Bradford W. Reyns
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Rhode Island ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Additional Insight ◽  
Focal Concerns ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
History Of ◽  
Focal Concerns Perspective ◽  
Stalking Victims

Despite millions of stalking victims contacting the police each year, suspects are rarely arrested or prosecuted. While prosecutors are ultimately the gatekeepers to holding defendants accountable, few studies have examined the factors influencing charging decisions in stalking cases. Using the focal concerns perspective, this study analyzed 5 years of domestic violence and stalking case outcomes in Rhode Island. Findings indicated that prosecutors were more likely to prosecute stalking cases when defendants evoked fear in the victim and pursued victims in public. The decision to prosecute stalking versus other domestic violence–related charges was motivated by the location of the offense and the defendant’s history of physical abuse toward the victim. Neither extralegal factors nor characteristics of blameworthiness or suspect culpability influenced prosecutorial decision making. Findings underscore the legal complexities of stalking and suggest the need for additional insight on prosecutorial perspectives and strategies to articulate the fear standard in stalking cases.

Start Small, Build Big: Negotiating Opportunities in Media Markets

2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Ryan ◽  
Michael Anastario ◽  
Karen Jeffreys
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Life History ◽  
Rhode Island ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Organizational Life ◽  
Strategic Choices ◽  
External Relations ◽  
Collective Actors ◽  
Media Markets ◽  
Collective Actor

We track the strategic choices of Rhode Island Coalition against Domestic Violence (RICADV), a statewide collective actor working in one media market to expand opportunities to promote its mission. We reconstruct an organizational life history describing how RICADV built its communications capacity and deepened internal and external relations, thereby increasing media standing with Rhode Island journalists. To measure growth in media standing quantitatively, we analyze print coverage of three comparable clusters of domestic violence murders occurring in Rhode Island between 1996 and 2002. Over this interval, RICADV rose from invisibility to become Rhode Island reporters' foremost source for background information on domestic-violence murders. Also, the use of language identifying these murders as domestic violence increased sixteen-fold. Stressing dialogic and relational approaches, we conclude that despite restricted access to corporatized media markets, intentional collective actors can negotiate and expand media opportunities by strategically selecting mission-relevant media projects that match their existing resources and networks.

University of Rhode Island Change Assessment for Domestic Violence Offenders

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah A. Levesque ◽  
Richard J. Gelles ◽  
Wayne F. Velicer
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Rhode Island ◽  
Change Assessment

A Sign of the Crimes: Examining Officers’ Identification of, and Arrest for, Stalking in Domestic Violence Complaints

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 500-526
Author(s):  
Patrick Q. Brady ◽  
Bradford W. Reyns ◽  
Rebecca Dreke
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Rhode Island ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Intimate Partner Homicide ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Focal Concerns ◽  
Focal Concerns Perspective ◽  
Practical Implications

Despite stalking as a risk factor for intimate partner homicide, few studies have explored officer decision making in domestic violence (DV) complaints that involve stalking. This study employs the focal concerns perspective to identify the legal and extra-legal factors associated with officers' identification of, and arrest for, stalking in DV complaints. Using a statewide sample of 230 DV complaints from Rhode Island, findings indicated that nearly one in four suspects were arrested for stalking in DV complaints (25.2%). Stalking acknowledgment was associated with the location of the offense, prior police involvement, and the total number of offenses committed. Officers were more likely to arrest suspects for stalking in DV complaints if the victim was willing to cooperate. Support for the focal concerns perspective varied according to the type of decision. Avenues for future research, as well as theoretical and practical implications, are discussed.

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