In:
Swiss Journal of Psychology, Hogrefe Publishing Group, Vol. 65, No. 2 ( 2006-06), p. 101-105
Abstract:
In recent years, several policy reforms have been instituted encouraging tougher criminal justice system responses to domestic violence. In Germany, go-orders were implemented: Police can insist on the abuser leaving the home for a couple of days. The present study discusses the rate of go-orders, influence factors on police decisions and problems with this intervention. Data sources were a police database of 7098 incidents of domestic violence and a questionnaire survey of 374 patrol officers in Lower Saxony. Findings revealed that the rate of go-orders (36%) was within the range of other German federal states. Factors indicating danger of repeated violence, e.g., intoxication of perpetrator, exerted an influence on police decisions for go-orders. Moreover, the presence of children and the offender’s gender had an influence. The paper concludes that prevention can still be improved with respect to danger prognosis and control of go-orders.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1421-0185
,
1662-0879
DOI:
10.1024/1421-0185.65.2.101
Language:
English
Publisher:
Hogrefe Publishing Group
Publication Date:
2006
detail.hit.zdb_id:
3093293-2
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2090982-2
SSG:
2,1
SSG:
5,2
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