TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - Police Response to Mandatory Arrest Laws
JO  - Crime and delinquency
A1  - Mignon, S. I.
A1  - Holmes, W. M.
SP  - 430
EP  - 442
VL  - 41
IS  - 4
N2  - Mandatory arrest laws, although controversial, have gained support as one mechanism for reducing domestic violence. This research examines how police officers responded to mandatory arrest statutes. Twenty-four police departments produced data on interventions in 861 cases of domestic violence. Implementing a mandatory arrest law significantly increased arrests of offenders, especially those in violation of a restraining order. Arrest was affected by injury to the victim, use of a weapon, use of alcohol, and presence of a witness. Police training was crucial to the implementation of the mandatory arrest statute.     <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0011-1287
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011128795041004004
ID  - ref1
ER  -