Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
Criminal Justice and Criminology
Date of Award
12-2007
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Larry S. Miller
Committee Members
John T. Whitehead, Michael C. Braswell
Abstract
Research on spouse abuse has received greater attention during the last 3 decades around the world. This research was conducted to investigate the selected correlates of alcohol use, drug use, and marital status and the effects they have on use of weapons and violent behavior. The secondary data used was from a study done in Chicago from 1995-1998, called the Chicago Community Crime Prevention and Intimate Violence Study. There were 210 domestic violence victims studied in one Chicago area. Each victim was asked a series of the same questions. It was found that 39.4% of the domestic violence cases involved an alcohol problem, and 45.1% of them involved drugs. It was found that divorced subjects had the highest percentage of the use of a weapon (67%). In the overall cross tabulations, alcohol, drug use, and marital status were not significantly related to the use of a weapon and violent behavior. It was also found that alcohol consumption and violent behavior was significant at the .10 level of significance.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Tester, Marlys Kay, "Analysis of Selected Correlates of Spouse Abuse and the Policy Implications for the Criminal Justice System." (2007). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 2135. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2135
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.
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