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Victim‐centric diversion? The electronic monitoring of domestic violence cases
Author(s) -
Ibarra Peter R.,
Erez Edna
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
behavioral sciences and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1099-0798
pISSN - 0735-3936
DOI - 10.1002/bsl.639
Subject(s) - domestic violence , poison control , suicide prevention , injury prevention , computer security , human factors and ergonomics , occupational safety and health , criminology , medical emergency , psychology , medicine , political science , law , computer science
This article discusses the electronic monitoring of domestic violence cases as a form of diversion. The data derive from a two and a half year study of two “bilateral” electronic monitoring programs geared towards domestic violence offenders, mostly defendants, and their former or current intimate partners. Analysis consists of an examination of how the programs under study manifest the aims and tensions of diversion, and highlights how a victim‐centered approach to diversion can amplify the tensions of diversion. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.