Effects of Arrest on Intimate Partner Violence: New Evidence From the Spouse Assault Replication Program, Research in Brief

• NCJ Number: 188199
• Date Published: July 2001
• Length: 15 pages
• Publication Series: NIJ Research in Brief
• Agencies: NIJ

Annotation

A multisite analysis cosponsored by the National Institute of Justice and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sought to determine whether arrest was more effective at reducing subsequent domestic assault than such informal, therapeutic methods as on-scene counseling or temporary separation.

Abstract

This report details a multisite analysis designed to determine whether arrest was more effective at reducing subsequent domestic assault than therapeutic methods, such as on-scene counseling or temporary separation. Results revealed that arrest was associated with less repeat offending.