Citation

Hirschel D, Deveau L. Violence Against Women 2017; 23(10): 1155-1176.

Affiliation

Texas State University, San Marcos, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801216657898

PMID

27514642

Abstract

To combat the concern that mandatory arrest laws have resulted in officers unjustly arresting victims, states have enacted primary aggressor laws. Examining 3,078 incidents of intimate partner violence reported to the police in 25 jurisdictions in four states, the authors assess the impact of primary aggressor laws on the likelihood of both single and dual arrest. While dual arrests were more than twice as likely in a state without a primary arrest statute, an arrest was nearly a third less likely in a state with such a statute. The policy implications are discussed.

© The Author(s) 2016.

Language: en