Criminal Histories of Intimate Partner Homicide Offenders

2021 ◽  
pp. 108876792110468
Author(s):  
April M. Zeoli ◽  
Christine C. Kwiatkowski ◽  
Mikaela A. Wallin ◽  
Kylei Brown
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Reporting System ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Criminal History ◽  
Intimate Partner Homicide ◽  
Self Defense ◽  
Criminal Histories ◽  
Criminal Charges

This exploratory study investigates intimate partner homicide (IPH) offenders’ criminal histories to examine opportunities for criminal justice system intervention. Data were collected from the Michigan Violent Death Reporting System and Michigan State Police for the 117 IPHs committed in 2014 and 2015 in Michigan. Descriptive statistics on types of criminal charges and convictions for the 103 IPHs committed by aggressors (e.g., not in self-defense) are presented, with relatively few domestic violence charges or convictions. Twenty-nine percent of offenders had no criminal history. Findings highlight a need for more effective and greater implementation of interventions for both criminal justice system-involved and not-involved offenders.

Intimate partner homicide and DV victims: A case for compassionate sentencing

2020 ◽  
pp. 1037969X2096490
Author(s):  
Emma Roff
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Therapeutic Potential ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Therapeutic Jurisprudence ◽  
Social Constructions ◽  
Intimate Partner Homicide

This article examines compassionate sentencing as a model of therapeutic jurisprudence. More specifically, it makes the case for the use of compassionate sentencing as a method for the criminal justice system to better respond to cases of domestic violence victims who kill their abusive partners. By applying a discourse analysis to two case studies, I illustrate the nature and benefits of a compassionate approach to sentencing. Namely, ensuring individualised justice, increasing the therapeutic potential of the law and contributing to more nuanced social constructions of domestic violence.

Found Out and Opting Out

2016 ◽  
Vol 665 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Esther Lageson
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Criminal History ◽  
Criminal Records ◽  
Opting Out ◽  
Private Lives ◽  
Criminal Histories ◽  
The Relationship

Online criminal histories document and publicize even minor brushes with the law and represent people who may not even be guilty of any crime. This has dramatically changed the relationship that millions of Americans have with the criminal justice system and may affect their social and private lives. Drawing on interviews and fieldwork with people attempting to expunge and legally seal their criminal records, I explore how online versions of these records impact family relationships. Many who appear on mug shot and criminal history websites are arrestees who are never formally charged or convicted of a crime. The indiscriminate posting of all types of justice contact on websites may impact those who, for the most part, desist from crime and are core contributors to their family and community. I find that many of those who are affected by the stigma of online records did not know that records existed until they “popped up” unexpectedly, and that this experience leads them to self-select out of family duties that contribute to child well-being.

scholarly journals Equal or unequal opportunities within the criminal justice system from a rural and regional perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
John Nicholson
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Rural Setting ◽  
Judicial Discretion ◽  
Government Failure ◽  
Criminal Charges ◽  
Court Proceedings ◽  
Unequal Opportunities

Approximately a third of NSW criminal charges are dealt with in rural and regional courts.  About a third of prisoners in NSW goals come from rural and regional NSW.  However, resources – legal and therapeutic – available for rural and regional defendants do not match those available for offenders located in metropolitan areas.  Twenty-one significant disparities are identified.  Three sources of these disparities are also identified – court proceedings, geographical remoteness, and government failures.  The majority of identified disparities, it is argued, is attributable to government failure.  Recent changes to sentencing law and practices in the administration of sentences are looked at from a rural perspective and potential new and continuing disparities are identified.  The limitations arising from the disparities to the exercise of judicial discretion with a rural setting are explained particularly with reference to sentencing.

Research Note: How Accurate are Arrestees' Self-Reports of Their Criminal Justice Histories?

2005 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce D. Johnson ◽  
Angela Taylor ◽  
Andrew Golub
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Research Note ◽  
Self Report ◽  
State Agency ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Criminal Histories ◽  
Self Reports

This research note addresses the accuracy of arrestees' self-reports of contacts with the criminal justice system as a means of exploring the relative importance of various sources of inaccurate responding. Erroneous self-report of sensitive behaviors has been linked to deception, memory problems, and faulty criterion measures, among other things. However, the existent literature provides limited guidance for investigating the relative importance of these factors in a given study. Further, variations in the amount and types of inaccuracy cannot be distinguished by commonly used summary agreement statistics, such as kappa. These issues were examined using data from the Policing Project, a National Institute of Justice-funded research study designed to explore new means of evaluating police behavior. The project interviewed 892 New York City arrestees during the second half of 1999. Subjects were asked about several forms of criminal justice system contact, and gave informed consent for researchers to obtain their official criminal histories, which were acquired from the state agency as an anonymous data set. A key finding was that the accuracy of arrestee self-reports compared to official criminal histories varied according to specific measures. Agreement regarding arrest in the prior six months was substantial, but other measures were less accurate. Overreporting was about equal to underreporting of criminal justice contacts across several measures. We conclude that arrestee self-reports continue to be valuable for criminological research. While arrestee self-reports may lack the precision and accuracy that criminal justice practitioners might prefer, the limitations of official records contribute substantially to inaccuracies between self-reports and criminal histories.

scholarly journals Tindak Pidana Penganiayaan Mengakibatkan Matinya Orang Oleh Anak (Studi Kasus Putusan Nomor 1/Pid.Sus-Anak/2020/Pn.Kpn)

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Hasbi Ashshidiqi ◽  
JM Muslimin ◽  
Mara Sutan Rambe
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
District Court ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Self Defense ◽  
The Mind

This article discusses the conditions and situations where self-defense or self-defense is permitted when faced with a criminal act. This article discusses the terms and limits to which self-defense can be exercised. In addition, because this article discusses cases committed by children, this study will also discuss the Criminal Justice System for Children, starting from the principles to law enforcement against children who commit crimes.This research is a juridical-normative research using a case approach. The data in this study were collected using a literature study. The document that is the source of data in this study is the Decision of the Kepanjen District Court Number 1 / Pid.Sus-Anak / 2020 / PN.Kpn.The results of this study describe the qualifications of an act that is said to be forced defense that exceeds the limit (noodweer excess). In carrying out forced defending that goes beyond the limit, there must be great mental turmoil in addition to other conditions. Extreme mental shock is a condition that affects the mind, such as being very afraid, very panicked, very angry, and very confused. With these conditions, it affects the reason of a maker, so that he cannot possibly think about the consequences of his defense. Therefore, such actions cannot be punished because there are reasons or grounds for forgiveness.

The Right to Kill in Cold Blood

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Ryan
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Death Penalty ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Self Defense ◽  
Cold Blood ◽  
The Right ◽  
In Cold Blood

This chapter examines whether the death penalty violates human rights. It begins with a discussion of the argument that all punishment must be inflicted in cold blood; whatever damage we do to others not in cold blood is not punishment but self-defense or revenge. It asserts that we may inflict whatever punishment is necessary to deter wrongdoing and that the death penalty raises no questions of justice that are different in kind from those raised by other forms of punishment, but that death as contrasted with incarceration may be thought to raise questions about irreversibility that are different in degree. It also considers the claim that a failure of fairness in the criminal justice system makes all punishment suspect. Finally, it tackles the question of how we should discuss the penalty of death by drawing on the views of Joseph de Maistre.

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