Presumptive arrest in partner assault: Use of discretion and problems of compliance in the New Zealand police

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-75

  Cross, Jenny ^a   Newbold, Greg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Arrest discretion; Domestic violence; Policing; Pro arrest

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956236734     PISSN: 00048658     EISSN: 18379273     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/acri.43.1.51     Document Type: Article

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