An analysis of mandatory arrest policy on domestic violence

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  • Ahmet Çelik Turkish National Police

Keywords:

Domestic violence, public policy, mandatory arrest policy, police, arrest, deterrence, victim, criminal justice system, police discretion

Abstract

Women are more likely to be beaten, raped, or killed because of domestic violence. Men have beaten their wives and partners for centuries with no payback from the criminal justice system. Recent decades domestic violence cases became an important focal point for criminal justice system. Despite increased public awareness, domestic violence remains a serious public policy issue in all around the world. Domestic violence was historically an area of policing where officers were reluctant to interfere because of its sensitive nature vary from one culture to another. Governments started to face with increased liability for police inaction. Therefore law makers passed laws requiring the warrantless arrests of individuals for misdemeanor assault of an intimate partner. This article tries to explain background information over domestic violence from public policy perspective at first. Then tries to explain mandatory arrest policies with its goals and effects. After evaluation and implications of mandatory arrest policies on domestic violence this article concludes by recommending various policy recommendation at the end.

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Author Biography

Ahmet Çelik, Turkish National Police

Dr. Ahmet Çelik holds a doctoral degree in Criminal Juctice from The Rutgers School of Criminal Justice, New Jersey USA. Currently He is 3rd Degree Chief Police Superintendent at Turkish National Police.

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Published

2013-05-31

How to Cite

Çelik, A. (2013). An analysis of mandatory arrest policy on domestic violence. Journal of Human Sciences, 10(1), 1503–1523. Retrieved from https://j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/2597

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Sociology