Domestic violence : legal sanctions and recidivism rates among male perpetrators / S. Deborah Cosimo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cosimo, S. Deborah, 1951-

Series:

Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

Criminal justice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family violence--Texas.

Family violence.

Family violence--Texas--Prevention.

Family violence--Law and legislation--Texas.

Abusive men--Texas.

Abusive men.

Recidivists--Texas.

Recidivists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

CONTENTS; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; CHAPTER TWO: Domestic Violence: Personal Trouble or Public Issue?; CHAPTER THREE: Criminal Justice Response to Domestic Violence: Theoretical Frameworks; CHAPTER FOUR: Research Methods and Data; CHAPTER FIVE: Characteristics and Court Involvement of Men in the Study; CHAPTER SIX: Comparisons between Recidivists and Non-Recidivists; CHAPTER SEVEN: Discussion; CHAPTER EIGHT: Summary and Conclusion; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781593326944

1593326947

OCLC:

818819095