Deterring domestic violence: Do criminal sanctions reduce repeat offenses?
Deterring domestic violence: Do criminal sanctions reduce repeat offenses?
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Boston: Spring Science + Business Media
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English
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Boston: Spring Science + Business Media
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This study presents an empirical analysis of domestic violence case resolution in North Carolina for the years 2004 to 2010. The key hypothesis is that penalties at the level set for domestic violence crimes reduce recidivism (re-arrest on domestic violence charges or conviction in 2 years following an index arrest). We use state court data for all...
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Deterring domestic violence: Do criminal sanctions reduce repeat offenses?
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1312418061
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1312418061
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0895-5646
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1573-0476
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10.1007/s11166-012-9159-z
