The Interrelationship Between Substance Abuse and the Likelihood of Arrest,Conviction, and Re-offending in Cases of Intimate Partner Violence |
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Authors: | David Hirschel Ira W Hutchison Meaghan Shaw |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 870 Broadway Street, Lowell, MA 01854, USA;(2) Department of Sociology and Social Work, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI, USA;(3) Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA |
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Abstract: | The nexus between substance abuse and intimate partner violence has been studied in depth. The interrelationship between substance
abuse, intimate partner violence, and the criminal justice system response and subsequent offending has not received as much
attention. In this article, the authors examine the impact of substance abuse on the likelihood of an officer’s decision to
make an arrest, conviction in that case, and subsequent re-offending. The authors find that while official decision-making
remains unaffected by the fact that the offender has been drinking and/or using drugs, substance abuse and subsequent re-offending
are inextricably interlinked. These findings highlight the need to screen domestic violence offenders for alcohol/drug abuse,
and provide offenders manifesting these problems with alcohol/drug treatment in addition to batterer treatment. |
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