Preventing repeat incidents of family violence: a randomized field test of a second responder program |
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Authors: | Robert C Davis David Weisburd Edwin E Hamilton |
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Institution: | (1) RAND Corporation, Arington, VA, USA;(2) Institute of Criminology, Faculty of Law, Hebrew University Israel, Jerusalem, Israel;(3) Department of Criminology, Law and Society, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA;(4) Police Foundation, Washington, DC, USA |
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Abstract: | This field test, conducted with the cooperation of the Redlands, California, Police Department, sought to vary one of the
parameters thought to affect the impact of second response programs Victims who called the Redlands police with a domestic
abuse complaint were randomly assigned (1) to receive a second response within 24 hours, (2) to receive a second response
within seven days, or (3) to receive no second response. An examination of police records and surveys with victims six months
after the initial complaint was called did not indicate any reduction in new abuse resulting from any second response condition.
The current findings, coupled with earlier research results, strongly suggest that second response programs are at best ineffective
in reducing the potential for new abuse and at worst may increase the likelihood of new abusive incidents. |
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