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April Pattavina
Researcher at University of Massachusetts Lowell
Publications - 47
Citations - 956
April Pattavina is an academic researcher from University of Massachusetts Lowell. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Criminal justice. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 46 publications receiving 847 citations. Previous affiliations of April Pattavina include Wellesley College & University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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Domestic Violence and Mandatory Arrest Laws: To What Extent Do They Influence Police Arrest Decisions?
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the differential arrest outcomes in intimate partner and other domestic, acquaintance, and stranger assaults, and the effect that the statutory framework has on the likelihood of arrest, with an added emphasis on female arrests.
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A Comparison of the Police Response to Heterosexual Versus Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence
TL;DR: The authors utilize the 2000 National Incident Based Reporting System database, which contains 176,488 intimate partner assaults and intimidation incidents reported to 2,819 police departments in 19 states, to examine whether similar cases involving same-sex and heterosexual couples result in the same police response.
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An Examination of Citizen Involvement in Crime Prevention in High-Risk Versus Low- to Moderate-Risk Neighborhoods
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined factors that explain citizen participation in crime prevention activities in Boston, using survey data from a random sample, census data, and official crime and arrest data.
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It All Just Piles Up: Challenges to Victim Credibility Accumulate to Influence Sexual Assault Case Processing.
TL;DR: The extent to which the effects of potential challenges to victim credibility, based on victim characteristics and behaviors, influence the arrest decision is examined, and next, how these predictors vary across circumstances is examined.
Document Title: Explaining the Prevalence, Context, and Consequences of Dual Arrest in Intimate Partner Cases
TL;DR: Although the existence of a mandatory or preferred warrantless arrest law increased the likelihood of arrest, prosecutorial decision-making and court outcome indicate that cases in states with mandatory Warrantless arrest provisions are more likely not to end up in conviction than cases that take place inStates with discretionary arrest laws.