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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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Cosimo, S. Deborah, 1951- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2012.
Collection:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Sujets:
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
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Table des matières:
  • Introduction
  • Domestic violence : personal trouble or public issue?
  • Criminal justice response to domestic violence : theoretical frameworks
  • Research methods and data
  • Characteristics and court involvement of men in the study
  • Comparisons between recidivists and non-recidivists
  • Discussion
  • Summary and conclusion.

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