Evaluating Alternative Police Responses to Spouse Assault in Colorado Springs: an Enhanced Replication of the Minneapolis Experiment, 1987-1989
Description
The purpose of this study was to replicate an experiment in
Minneapolis (MINNEAPOLIS INTERVENTION PROJECT, 1986-1987 [ICPSR 9808])
testing alternative police response to cases of spouse assault, using
a larger number of subjects and a more complex research design. The
study focused on how police response affected subsequent incidents of
spouse assault. Police responses studied included arrest, issuing
emergency protection orders, referring the suspect to counseling,
separating the suspect and the victim, and restoring order only (no
specific action). Data were obtained through initial incident reports,
counseling information, and personal interviews. Follow-up interviews
were conducted at three- and six-month periods, and recidivists were
identified through police and court record checks. Variables from
initial incident reports include number of charges, date, location,
and disposition of charges, weapon(s) used, victim injuries, medical
attention received, behavior towards police, victim and suspect
comments, and demographic information such as race, sex, relationship
to victim/offender, age, and past victim/offender history. Data
collected from counseling forms provide information on demographic
characteristics of the suspect, type of counseling, topics covered in
counseling, suspect's level of participation, and therapist comments.
Court records investigate victim and suspect criminal histories,
including descriptions of charges and their disposition, conditions of
pretrial release, and the victim's contact with pretrial services.
Other variables included in follow-up checks focus on criminal and
offense history of the suspect. The data collection includes separate
data files for the original, second, and final versions of some of the
forms that were used.
Resources
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ICPSR09982.v1 |
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09982.v1 |
Tags
- police-intervention
- recidivism
- domestic-assault
- intervention-strategies
- counseling
- arrests
- victims
- intervention
- spouse-abuse
- police-response
- crisis-intervention