Severity of Dispositions and Domestic Violence Recidivism

Abstract

The effects of court dispositions on rearrest for domestic violence was examined for a sample of adults arrested for misdemeanor domestic violence in Hamilton County (Cincinnati), Ohio. Arrestees were tracked for one year after their sentences, if any, had been served. Qualitatively, more severe sentences (e.g., jail combined with probation versus either probation or jail) corresponded with lower recidivism likelihoods. Also, these sentences appeared most effective for persons with greater stakes in conformity (i.e., those less transient in terms of residence and employment and those living in neighborhoods with higher socioeconomic status).

Exploring the link between self-control and partner violence: Bad parenting or general criminals

“…Electronic monitoring, for example, is one useful tool for supervising domestic abusers (Erez & Ibarra, 2007). Other studies noted success of intensive supervision programs tied with multiple sanctions (Thistlethwaite, Wooldredge, and Gibbs, 1998). These strategies have direct bearing on offenders' self-control levels; they provide formal mechanisms that make sure that decision making by offenders can be monitored and controlled.…”

The Labeling of Convicted Felons and Its Consequences for Recidivism*

“…Two studies address misdemeanor charges of domestic violence (Thistlethwaite, Wooldredge, and Gibbs, 1998;Ventura and Davis, 2005), another deals with drunk driving (Taxman and Piquero, 1998), and two are concerned with the "conviction" of juveniles for serious offenses (Fagan, Kupchik, and Liberman, 2003;Hagan and Palloni, 1990). To our knowledge, no research to date has examined the labeling effect of a felony conviction for adults, which is the focus of the current study.…”

Domestic violence treatment response and recidivism: A review and implications for the study of family violence

“…Moreover, Dalton (2001) found that perception of threat (e.g., consequences from the legal system) had no effect on program completion. However, there is some research that suggests that those who have a higher stake in conformity are less likely to recidivate (Sherman et al, 1992 andThistlewaite et al, 1998).…”