Degree Name

MA (Master of Arts)

Program

Criminal Justice and Criminology

Date of Award

8-2003

Committee Chair or Co-Chairs

Wayne Gillespie

Committee Members

Marian H. Whitson, Michael C. Braswell

Abstract

Over the past 20 years, a plethora of research has been conducted on the effects of arrest in reducing recidivism of domestic violence offenders. The findings of such research have been varied. This study uses data from the Minneapolis Intervention Project to test the effectiveness criminal justice sanctions (i.e., arrest, jail, counseling, and the combination) on reducing recidivism of male domestic violence offenders. Results from bivariate analysis found that the criminal justice sanction of arrest and jail was related to recidivism. However, criminal justice sanctions could not predict recidivism.

Document Type

Thesis - unrestricted

Copyright

Copyright by the authors.

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