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01-07-2014 | Perceptions of Intimate Partner Violence in the Justice System

Arresting Women: Pro-arrest Policies, Debates, and Developments

Authors: Cheryl Fraehlich, Jane Ursel

Published in: Journal of Family Violence | Issue 5/2014

Abstract

Police departments across North America have adopted pro-arrest policies in intimate partner violence (IPV) cases with the intent of constraining police discretion and providing better protection for IPV victims. It has been suggested that an unintended consequence of pro-arrest policies has been an increase in the number of women arrested for IPV when their behavior is defensive rather than aggressive. Concern about inappropriate arrests of women is particularly pronounced in cases of dual arrest. This study examines the arrests and court processing of 2,736 women in heterosexual relationships accused of IPV offences in Winnipeg, Canada. The characteristics of accused and court processing of dual and sole arrested women are examined. Dual arrested women are less likely to be prosecuted than sole arrested women. We explore whether an effective ‘primary aggressor’ policy can reduce dual arrests, which are the cases most likely to be dropped at the prosecution level.

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Title: Arresting Women: Pro-arrest Policies, Debates, and Developments
Authors: Cheryl Fraehlich
Jane Ursel
Publication date: 01-07-2014
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Family Violence / Issue 5/2014
Print ISSN: 0885-7482
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2851
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-014-9605-6

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Arresting Women: Pro-arrest Policies, Debates, and Developments

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