Police involvement in incidents of physical assault: Analysis of the Redesigned National Crime Victimization Survey

    Authors

    J. L. Jasinski

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Fam. Violence

    Keywords

    police; violence against women; NCVS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; VICTIMS; ARRESTS; Psychology, Clinical; Family Studies

    Abstract

    Police involvement in incidents of physical assaults against women has been the subject of considerable research. There is still some debate, however, about the relationship between the social structure of the incident and the level of involvement of the criminal justice system. Using the Redesigned National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS; U. S. Department of Justice, 1997), this paper looks at several different dimensions of the criminal justice system's involvement in physical assaults against women including calling the police, police response, and arrest. Results suggest that police were more likely to become involved in first time incidents of physical assaults against women and incidents that involved injury. Differences between models, however, suggested that the involvement of the criminal justice system is a multidimensional process.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Family Violence

    Volume

    18

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-2003

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    143

    Last Page

    150

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000182478700002

    ISSN

    0885-7482

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