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NCJ 186194
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Title:
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Exposure Reduction or Backlash? The Effects of Domestic Violence Resources on Intimate Partner Homicide, Final Report
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Author(s):
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Laura Dugan ; Daniel Nagin ; Richard Rosenfeld
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Date Published:
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01/2001 |
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Page Count:
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54 |
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Grant Number:
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97-WT-VX-0004 |
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Sale Source:
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National Institute of Justice/NCJRS
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849
United States
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
United States |
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Agency Summary:
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Agency Summary |
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Dataset:
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR25621 |
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Type:
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Studies/research reports |
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Language:
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English |
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Country:
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United States |
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Annotation:
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This is the final report on research that examined the extent to
which the social response to domestic violence has contributed to
the decline in intimate partner homicide. |
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Abstract:
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The study retrospectively collected data that documented the
types of resources available to victims of domestic violence
since 1976 and examined their relationship to the changing
patterns of partner homicide. The analysis was based on a panel
data set of 48 of the 50 largest U.S. cities for the years 1976
to 1996. The researchers estimated separate panel models for
eight possible combinations of victim sex, race, and marital
relationship. The analysis incorporated 11 indicators of the
State and local domestic violence resources. Four were measures
of State statutes; five measured components of local police and
prosecution policy; and two measured the strength of legal
advocacy programs and the prevalence of hotlines in the city. The
analysis controlled for non-intimate adult homicide rates,
marriage and divorce rates, women's relative educational
attainment, and welfare benefit levels in each of the cities.
Poisson regression models were used to estimate the effects of
these variables on homicide. Additional methodology was designed
to reduce the chances that the estimates were statistical
artifacts due to unusually influential cities or years. The study
provided mixed support for the general exposure reduction
hypotheses. A little more than half of the findings support the
predictions of exposure reduction, and the others show that
domestic violence resources are associated with more killings for
some victim types. This backlash effect was especially pronounced
for unmarried partners. The adoption of a warrantless arrest law
was associated with fewer killings of white women and black
unmarried men. Increases in the willingness of prosecutors'
offices to take cases of protection order violation were
associated with increases in the homicide of white married
intimates, black unmarried intimates, and white unmarried
females. Also, an untoward consequence of cutting AFDC (Aid for
Families With Dependent Children) payment levels apparently has
been increased homicide victimization of black married men, black
unmarried partners, and white unmarried females. Other resources
and conflicting results depended on victim category. Evidence of
increased lethality, and even the null findings, could reflect
failures of the criminal justice and social service systems to
protect victims adequately once they accessed their services.
More research is needed to better understand the dynamics of
successful exposure reduction compared to unsuccessful cases, so
that policymakers and practitioners can tailor resources to the
diverse needs of a heterogeneous population of women and thus
reduce prevention failures. 4 figures, 2 tables, and 57 references |
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Main Term(s):
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Effectiveness of crime preventn prgs |
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Index Term(s):
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Hotlines ; State laws ; Domestic assault ; Crime control policies ; Domestic assault prevention ; Family homicide ; NIJ final report |
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Note:
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For the executive summary, see
NCJ-186193. |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
https://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Publications/abstract.aspx?ID=186194
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