Domestic violence : legal sanctions and recidivism rates among male perpetrators /

Cosimo examines the effects of civil and criminal legal sanctions for domestic violence related offenses on recidivism and on whether the number of legal sanctions imposed by the courts influences non-recidivism status. With an overall recidivism rate of 30.3%, results show that the risk of recidivi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cosimo, S. Deborah, 1951- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2012.
Colección:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Temas:
Family violence > Texas.
Family violence > Texas > Prevention.
Family violence > Law and legislation > Texas.
Abusive men > Texas.
Recidivists > Texas.
Violence familiale > Texas.
Récidivistes > Texas.
TRUE CRIME / General.
Abusive men
Family violence
Family violence > Law and legislation
Family violence > Prevention
Recidivists
Texas
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Cosimo examines the effects of civil and criminal legal sanctions for domestic violence related offenses on recidivism and on whether the number of legal sanctions imposed by the courts influences non-recidivism status. With an overall recidivism rate of 30.3%, results show that the risk of recidivism is 45% lower for men who experienced two legal sanctions (arrest and probation) relative to men who experienced one legal sanction (civil protective order). Additionally, men with prior criminal court involvement for domestic violence offenses are more likely to recidivate. Rather than reducing o.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1593326947
9781593326944

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