PMID: 16642740Apr 29, 2006Paper

Domestic violence cases involving children: effects of an evidence-based prosecution approach

Violence and Victims
Abigail GewirtzKeri Zehm

Abstract

This article reports findings from the evaluation of a city-county criminal prosecution unit for domestic violence involving children. Data from 446 cases prosecuted in the first 2 years of the Joint Prosecution Unit (JPU) were compared to a matched group of 446 domestic abuse cases prosecuted by both the city and county attorneys' offices in the 2 years prior to inception of the JPU. Results of the comparisons indicated that fewer cases were declined or dismissed by the new unit, and that cases were prosecuted at a significantly more stringent level. Multinomial logistic regression analysis indicated that child and weapon factors were associated with increased likelihood of a more serious (i.e., felony) plea for the new prosecution unit, relative to the comparison group. Results are presented in the context of addressing the difficulties inherent in the prosecution of domestic abuse and in light of the increasing awareness of the detrimental effects of domestic violence on children.

References

Nov 19, 2003·Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review·Peter G JaffeDavid A Wolfe

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Mar 10, 2017·Journal of Trauma & Dissociation : the Official Journal of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation (ISSD)·Alison Miller
Dec 26, 2006·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences·Daniel B Rosen

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