Novisky Meghan A, Peralta Robert L
Kent State University, OH, USA
University of Akron, OH, USA.
Violence Against Women. 2015 Jan;21(1):65-86. doi: 10.1177/1077801214564078. Epub 2014 Dec 24.
We analyze how victim perceptions of mandatory arrest policies, perpetrator substance use, and presence of children are related to decisions to invoke law enforcement assistance. Logistic regression was used on survey responses from women receiving care in domestic violence shelters. Results suggest that as victim support for mandatory arrest increases, the odds of law enforcement notification of the abuse also increase. Accordingly, mandatory arrest may simply be reducing the probability of reporting intimate partner violence (IPV) among those who do not support the policy, instead of reducing IPV. Results also suggest that perpetrator substance use plays a significant role in law enforcement notification.
我们分析了受害者对强制逮捕政策的看法、施暴者的药物使用情况以及儿童的在场情况如何与寻求执法援助的决定相关联。对在家庭暴力庇护所接受照料的女性的调查回复进行了逻辑回归分析。结果表明，随着受害者对强制逮捕的支持度增加，执法部门通报虐待行为的几率也会增加。因此，强制逮捕可能只是降低了那些不支持该政策的人举报亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）的概率，而不是减少亲密伴侣暴力行为。结果还表明，施暴者的药物使用在执法通报中起着重要作用。
