Sex disparities in arrest outcomes for domestic violence

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1559-1578

  Hamilton, Melissa ^a   Worthen, Meredith G F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; domestic violence; legal intervention; perceptions of domestic violence

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ARTICLE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; RHODE ISLAND; SEX FACTORS; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 79955058440     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260510370592     Document Type: Article

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