Domestic violence and mandatory arrest : influences on police officer actions / John F. Waldron.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waldron, John F. (John Francis), 1954-

Series:

Criminal justice : recent scholarship Domestic violence and mandatory arrest

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family violence--New Jersey.

Family violence.

Family violence--Law and legislation--New Jersey.

Police--New Jersey.

Police.

Arrest--New Jersey.

Arrest.

Physical Description:

x, 254 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Despite mandates requiring annual in-service training on domestic violence for all New Jersey police officers, many officers do not receive this training. In-service training enhances the enforcement of domestic violence laws. Police officers in New Jersey, a mandatory arrest jurisdiction for the enforcement of domestic violence laws, rely heavily on their perception of the law to justify their enforcement activities. Victim's wishes and opinions on the enforcement of domestic violence laws have little effect on the arrest outcome in mandatory arrest jurisdictions, such as New Jersey, according to both officer's opinions and their reactions to hypothetical situations in this study.

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: Introduction to the Mandatory Arrest for the Crime of Domestic Violence

Chapter 2: The History of Domestic Violence

Chapter 3: Research Design

Chapter 4: Research Findings

Chapter 5: Discussion and Conclusions Regarding Domestic Violence

Appendices

References

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781593326262

9781593326265

1593326262

OCLC:

826660126