The Realities of Domestic Violence. - Paperback

by Elmy John Wallace Hayes (Author)

Furthermore, surveys of abused women reveal higher satisfaction with police actions when the officers complied with the woman's request that they not arrest the alleged offender. In many cases the woman does not want the offender to be arrested; she just wants to stabilize the immediate situation. In light of these findings, the original research team that evaluated mandatory-arrest policies concluded that the policies should be repealed.