Arresting Women: Pro-arrest Policies, Debates, and Developments

Fraehlich, Cheryl; Ursel, Jane

doi:10.1007/s10896-014-9605-6

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“…Concern that the passage of mandatory arrest laws has resulted in an increase in dual arrest rates (see, for example, Martin, 1997; Miller, 2001; Zorza & Woods, 1994) led to the passage of primary aggressor laws enacted to discourage dual arrests by mandating that the responding officers endeavor to determine the primary aggressor. Research has generally indicated that these laws have effected lower dual arrest rates (see, for example, Dichter et al, 2011; Fraehlich & Ursel, 2014; Hirschel & Deveau, 2017), though not necessarily at a statistically significant level (Hirschel et al, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

Same-Sex Couples and the Police: A 10-Year Study of Arrest and Dual Arrest Rates in Responding to Incidents of Intimate Partner Violence

Hirschel

McCormack

2020

Violence Against Women

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Despite concern, little research has been conducted on whether victims in same-sex relationships receive disparate treatment from law enforcement. Utilizing 2000 through 2009 National Incident-Based Reporting System data, the authors examine the police response to incidents involving same-sex and heterosexual couples in 2,625,753 cases across 5,481 jurisdictions in 36 states and Washington, D.C. Results show that incidents with same-sex couples are less likely to result in arrest, but far more likely to result in dual arrests, in most incident configurations. Racial effects were also observed. The policy implications of these findings are discussed with the need for broad-based training highlighted.

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Same-Sex Couples and the Police: A 10-Year Study of Arrest and Dual Arrest Rates in Responding to Incidents of Intimate Partner Violence

Hirschel

McCormack

2020

Violence Against Women

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“…Likewise, in a national study of 2003 data, Dichter, Marcus, Morabito, and Rhodes (2011) found that dual arrests were slightly less likely to be made in jurisdictions with primary aggressor policies. Fraehlich and Ursel (2014) reported that the implementation of a primary aggressor policy resulted in a decline of the dual arrest rate in Winnipeg, Canada, from 9% in 1999-2000 to 3% in 2004-2005. In a study of 282 agencies in five states, Hirschel et al (2007) reported that agencies operating with primary aggressor laws and/or policies had a dual arrest rate of 2%, less than a quarter of the 9% dual arrest rate found in jurisdictions without a primary aggressor law or policy (Chapter 8).…”

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A 10-Year Study of the Impact of Intimate Partner Violence Primary Aggressor Laws on Single and Dual Arrest

Hirschel

McCormack

Buzawa

2017

J Interpers Violence

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The adoption of arrest as the preferred response in incidents of intimate partner violence has generally been welcomed, but it has not come without unintended consequences. Foremost among these has been an increase in dual arrest, the situation where both parties to an incident are arrested. To address this concern, many states have enacted primary aggressor laws which mandate that officers determine who is the primary aggressor in the incident. To date, no longitudinal national study has been conducted on the impact of these laws. Using a dataset comprising 10 years of National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) data (2000-2009) from 5,481 jurisdictions in 36 states and the District of Columbia, the authors examine the impact of primary aggressor laws in reducing the prevalence of dual arrests. Taking into account such factors as seriousness of offense, the authors found that the existence of primary aggressor laws does appear to result in officer reluctance to make any arrest. In addition, though these laws do result in a reduction in dual arrests, this reduction was not statistically significant. This is undoubtedly a result of inter-state variation in implementation as well as variations in statutory framework. In addition, these laws were observed to have a disparate effect both on White and non-White and heterosexual and same-sex couples. The policy implications of these findings are discussed.

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“…Several studies have shown that perpetrators are often intoxicated during the commission of domestic violence (Leonard & Quigley, 1999; O’Brien et al, 2016; Thompson & Kingree, 2006) and that perpetrators of domestic violence are more likely to be arrested if intoxicated (Feder, 1997; Jones & Belknap, 1999). This relationship holds for arrested women and dual arrests (Fraehlich & Ursel, 2014; Houry, Reddy, & Parramore, 2006; Martin, 1997; Roark, 2016). Further complicating the dynamics is that victims, too, may use substances as a coping strategy (Anderson, 2002; Dutton et al, 2006; Logan, Walker, Cole, & Leukefeld, 2002; O’Brien et al, 2016).…”

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Predictors of Child Abuse Charges Within the Context of Domestic Violence Arrests

Roark

Knight

Olson

et al. 2016

Crime & Delinquency

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This article investigates how different factors of a domestic violence incident impact the likelihood of a child abuse charge within the context of domestic violence arrests. Data from 5,148 domestic violence arrests were used to test whether domestic violence-, incident-, and child-based predictors increased the likelihood of a child abuse charge. Logistic regression models of gender-stratified samples were employed to test for gender differences among domestic violence arrestees. The results demonstrated predictors affected men’s odds of a child abuse charge when compared with women. For men and women, children witnessing the domestic violence incident had the largest impact on a child abuse charge. These results contribute to the underdeveloped area of police response to child abuse in domestic violence cases.

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Arresting Women: Pro-arrest Policies, Debates, and Developments

Cited by 17 publications

References 32 publications

Same-Sex Couples and the Police: A 10-Year Study of Arrest and Dual Arrest Rates in Responding to Incidents of Intimate Partner Violence

Same-Sex Couples and the Police: A 10-Year Study of Arrest and Dual Arrest Rates in Responding to Incidents of Intimate Partner Violence

A 10-Year Study of the Impact of Intimate Partner Violence Primary Aggressor Laws on Single and Dual Arrest

Predictors of Child Abuse Charges Within the Context of Domestic Violence Arrests

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