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Peer reviewedMarx, Gary T.; Archer, Dane – American Behavioral Scientist, 1971
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Citizen Participation, Community Control, Law Enforcement
Peer reviewedBuzawa, Eve S.; Austin, Thomas – American Behavioral Scientist, 1993
Reports on a study of 110 Detroit (Michigan) domestic assault cases to determine whether victim preference about arrest of the assailant had an impact on police behavior and the recurrence of violence. Finds that mandatory arrest policies reduces police discretion and ignores victim preference. (CFR)
Descriptors: Battered Women, Child Abuse, Crime Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedCullen, Francis T.; And Others – American Behavioral Scientist, 1996
Explores the impact of race on support for police use of deadly force on fleeing felons. Analysis of a phone survey of 239 Cincinnati residents revealed that both black and white's approval of deadly force depended on the degree of danger and the commission of a violent or nonviolent crime. (MJP)
Descriptors: Conservatism, Crime, Crime Prevention, Criminals
