Offender Characteristics, Offense Mix, and Escalation in Domestic Violence in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Miami-Dade, Florida, Omaha, Nebraska, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1987-1989

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex R. Piquero ◽  
Robert Brame ◽  
Jeffrey Fagan ◽  
Terrie E. Moffitt
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
North Carolina ◽  
Colorado Springs ◽  
Offender Characteristics

Court Dispositions and Rearrest for Intimate Assault

2005 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Wooldredge ◽  
Amy Thistlethwaite
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Residential Stability ◽  
Mandated Treatment ◽  
Entire Sample ◽  
Offender Characteristics ◽  
Court Mandated ◽  
Court Dispositions ◽  
Incidence Prevalence ◽  
Hamilton County

Researchers examining court dispositions and domestic violence recidivism have argued that disposition effectiveness varies by offender characteristics. We extended this research with analyses of 3,662persons arrested for misdemeanor assaults on intimates in Hamilton County, Ohio. The incidence, prevalence, and time to rearrest are examined for arrestees with no filed charges, subsequently dropped charges, court-mandated treatment, probation, jail, and split sentences. No filed charges and probation correspond with significant differences in all outcomes across the entire sample. Moreover, every disposition coincides with differences in rearrest for particular subgroups of arrestees (distinguished by violent histories, substance abuse, cohabitation, race, education, residential stability, and characteristics of neighborhood populations).

The Role of Stalking in Domestic Violence Crime Reports Generated by the Colorado Springs Police Department

2000 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 427-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Tjaden ◽  
Nancy Thoennes
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Male Victims ◽  
Female Victims ◽  
Colorado Springs ◽  
Police Investigation ◽  
Restraining Order ◽  
Households With Children ◽  
Crime Reports

A review of 1,785 domestic violence crime reports generated by the Colorado Springs Police Department found that 1 in 6 (16.5 percent) contained evidence the suspect stalked the victim. Female victims were significantly more likely than male victims to allege stalking by their partners (18.3 vs. 10.5 percent). Most stalkers were former rather than current intimates. Regardless of victims’ gender, reports with stalking allegations were significantly less likely to mention physical abuse or victim injury in the presenting condition, to involve households with children, or to involve victims and suspects who were using alcohol at the time of the report. Female victims who alleged stalking by their partner were significantly less likely than female victims who did not allege stalking to be emotionally distraught at the time of the report, but significantly more likely to have an active restraining order against the suspect, and to sign releases to facilitate the police investigation. Police almost never charged domestic violence stalking suspects with stalking, preferring instead to charge them with harassment or violation of a restraining order.

Evaluating the Impact of a Specialized Domestic Violence Police Unit in Charlotte, North Carolina, 2003-2005

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul C. Friday ◽  
Vivian Lord ◽  
M. Lyn Exum ◽  
Jennifer L. Hartman
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
North Carolina ◽  
The Impact

Addressing domestic abuse through FGCs

2018 ◽  
pp. 123-140
Author(s):  
Kate Parkinson ◽  
Michaela Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
North Carolina ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Domestic Abuse ◽  
The State ◽  
Child Protection Services ◽  
Specific Research ◽  
The Family ◽  
Domestic Violence And Abuse

This chapter focuses on the use of family group conferences (FGCs) in cases of domestic violence and abuse (DVA). In the case of DVA, there is a disconnection between the family, domestic abuse services, child protection services, and child contact. Evidence highlights the potential of FGCs to galvanise relationships between families and professionals, and among professionals themselves. For example, research into the state-wide implementation of FGCs in Hawai'i found that the conference approach enabled professionals to understand each other's professional responsibilities, enhancing communication and leading to an improved service response to meeting the needs of families. More specific research into the use of FGCs in DVA cases undertaken in North Carolina found the potential of FGCs to offer an inclusive and coordinated response to families, bringing together families, domestic abuse support professionals, and child welfare professionals to plan for the safety of children.

The Use of Day Reporting as an Intermediate Sanction: A Study of Offender Targeting and Program Termination

1999 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
LIZ MARIE MARCINIAK
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Sentencing Guidelines ◽  
Program Termination ◽  
Offender Characteristics ◽  
Intermediate Sanctions ◽  
Net Widening

The 1994 North Carolina Structured Sentencing Act led to the increased use of intermediate sanctions such as day reporting centers. This study evaluates offender targeting and program termination among a sample of 204 offenders who were sentenced to a day reporting center (DRC) in a southeastern North Carolina county. Despite sentencing guidelines, judges sentenced some offenders to the day reporting center who were ineligible. Issues of net-widening and judicial compliance are addressed. Results show that the rate of program termination was high. Logistic regression analysis shows some offender characteristics that affect the likelihood of termination from the DRC.

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