Citation

Frantzen D, San Miguel C, Kwak DH. Violence Vict. 2011; 26(4): 395-409.

Affiliation

Department of Arts and Sciences, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, TX 78224, USA. dfrantze@tamusa.tamus.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Springer Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21882665

Abstract

Previous research offered little guidance on sentencing outcomes for protection order (PO) violations in cases of domestic assault and whether PO violation charges affected offender recidivism rates. Using data from local court records, this study examined the effect of PO violation charges on the odds of case conviction relative to dismissal, and whether case conviction or a PO violation charge results in lower domestic violence rearrest rates compared to offenders not receiving these sanctions. The models indicate that PO violation charges has no significant effect on the odds of conviction or recidivism rates, and these trends were not significantly different for convicted versus dismissed offenders. Findings are discussed in relation to previous research with recommendations for future areas of study.

Language: en