The Impact of Legal Sanctions on Recidivism Rates among Male Perpetrators of Domestic Violence
Description:
Using a Cox proportional hazards regression model, this dissertation explores three factors currently not addressed in the literature on men who batter women and who are court ordered to participate in a battering intervention program. These factors are the cumulative effects of civil and criminal legal sanctions (dose-response of sanctions) for domestic violence related offenses on recidivism, reduced opportunities to recidivate, and whether the number of legal sanctions imposed has an effect …
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Date:
December 2009
Creator:
Cosimo, S. Deborah