Convicting and incarcerating felony offenders of intimate assault and the odds of new assault charges

Wooldredge, John

doi:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2007.05.003

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“…Tolman and Weisz (1995) found arrest (and prior police contact with or without arrest) to be a significant deterrent to future involvement in intimate partner offending; however, neither study finds a significant relationship between successful prosecution for misdemeanor intimate partner assault and intimate partner violence recidivism. Wooldredge (2007) analyzed the effects of prosecution, jail time, and prison sentences on future violence among felony domestic assault offenders and found that while prosecution and jail time decrease the likelihood of subsequent intimate partner violence, the length of prison terms is unrelated to subsequent intimate partner violence.…”

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Deterring Future Incidents of Intimate Partner Violence

Broidy

Albright

Denman

2015

Violence Against Women

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Few studies examine the comparative effectiveness of different formal interventions for domestic violence. Using arrest and civil protection order data, we compare three intervention scenarios (arrest, civil protection order, and both). Results suggest that intervention type has no substantive influence on the odds of reoffending. However, subsequent domestic violence is significantly associated with offender age, sex, and prior offense history as well as victim age and sex. We discuss our findings and their policy implications, noting that responding agencies should be sensitive to the characteristics that increase the odds of reoffending among those they come into contact with.

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Deterring Future Incidents of Intimate Partner Violence

Broidy

Albright

Denman

2015

Violence Against Women

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“…This included family violence recidivism studies with variable case outcomes that assessed the moderating role of incarceration on new partner violence incidents. While incarceration was unrelated to family violence reoffending in some of these studies (Bell et al, 2013; Kingsnorth, 2006; Wooldredge, 2007), incarceration was associated with an increased risk of new family violence among low-risk perpetrators in one study based on data from perpetrators in Connecticut (Williams & Stansfield, 2017). Incarceration was also found to be a strong predictor of domestic violence recidivism compared to perpetrators in alternative community-based treatments (Babcock & Steiner, 1999; Boots et al, 2016).…”

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The Risk of Family Violence After Incarceration: An Integrative Review

Stansfield

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Napolitano

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Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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Despite the importance of understanding the prevalence, causes, and consequences of conflict and violence within families, the specific risk of violence following a family member’s release from incarceration has been hard to ascertain. Research indicates that a significant percentage of persons released from incarceration will experience involvement in family violence in their life, yet it remains unclear whether this heightened risk exists due to larger family or structural contexts or whether incarceration itself leads to heightened risk of family violence after release. Using an integrative review methodology that combines results from both qualitative and quantitative studies, we review existing studies of family violence after incarceration to explore (1) the prevalence, (2) variation in measurement, (3) risk factors, and (4) protective factors for family violence after a family member’s incarceration. Through a search of three separate databases for peer-reviewed and gray literature, we analyzed 26 studies that estimated any form of physical family violence after any family member had been incarcerated. Where reported, intimate partner violence occurs in almost a quarter of cases, although only four studies examine the prevalence of violence perpetrated against children by parents. Family violence history, weakened family support during incarceration, and substance use after release all emerged as persistent risk factors. Directions and opportunities for future research are discussed.

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“…The appropriate matching of offender and correctional supervision can also result in the best behavioral outcomes. For instance, Wooldredge (2007) found that felony domestic violence convictions that were sentenced to county jails resulted in lower recidivism at a two year follow-up, however, the effect was not seen for those sentenced to prison. At the initial processing stage, the accurate screening of relatively benign misdemeanant and minor felony defendants can reduce jail crowding, reduce correctional costs, and expedite the length of time to first appearances in court (Baumer, 2007).…”

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DeLisi

2010

Journal of Criminal Justice

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Convicting and incarcerating felony offenders of intimate assault and the odds of new assault charges

Cited by 10 publications

References 50 publications

Deterring Future Incidents of Intimate Partner Violence

Deterring Future Incidents of Intimate Partner Violence

The Risk of Family Violence After Incarceration: An Integrative Review

The criminal justice system works!

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