TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Predictors of child abuse charges within the context of domestic violence arrests
JO  - Crime and delinquency
A1  - Roark, Jennifer
A1  - Knight, Kelly E.
A1  - Olson, Heather
A1  - DeSandre, Heidi
SP  - 1777
EP  - 1803
VL  - 63
IS  - 13
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0011-1287
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011128716661141
ID  - ref1
ER  -