@article{ref1,
title="Predictors of child abuse charges within the context of domestic violence arrests",
journal="Crime and delinquency",
year="2017",
author="Roark, Jennifer and Knight, Kelly E. and Olson, Heather and DeSandre, Heidi",
volume="63",
number="13",
pages="1777-1803",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0011-1287",
doi="10.1177/0011128716661141",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011128716661141"
}