The effect of arrest on wife assault recidivism: Controlling for pre-arrest risk

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1334-1344

  Hilton, N Zoe ^a,b   Harris, Grant T ^a   Rice, Marnie E ^a  

^a Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene   (Canada)

^b Mental Health Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arrest; Decisions; Domestic violence; Recidivism; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 34748838969     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: 15523594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854807300757     Document Type: Article

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