Citation

Roark J, Knight KE, Olson H, DeSandre H. Crime Delinq. 2017; 63(13): 1777-1803.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0011128716661141

PMID

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Abstract

This article investigates how different factors of a domestic violence incident impact the likelihood of a child abuse charge within the context of domestic violence arrests. Data from 5,148 domestic violence arrests were used to test whether domestic violence-, incident-, and child-based predictors increased the likelihood of a child abuse charge. Logistic regression models of gender-stratified samples were employed to test for gender differences among domestic violence arrestees. The results demonstrated predictors affected men's odds of a child abuse charge when compared with women. For men and women, children witnessing the domestic violence incident had the largest impact on a child abuse charge. These results contribute to the underdeveloped area of police response to child abuse in domestic violence cases.

Language: en