Judicial and Prosecutorial Endorsement of Innovative Techniques in the Trial of Domestic Abuse Cases

• NCJ Number: 126933
• Journal: Journal of Criminal Justice Volume: 18 Issue: 5 Dated: (1990) Pages: 443-453
• Author(s): R T Sigler; J M Crowley; I Johnson
• Date Published: 1990
• Length: 11 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

The study reported here measured judges' and prosecutors' perceptions regarding the use of innovative techniques in cases in which spouse abuse or child abuse was alleged.

Abstract

The data indicate that receptivity to the use of innovative techniques was relatively high, with perceptions of actual use somewhat lower. Judges tended to be somewhat more supportive than prosecutors of court-ordered treatment for offenders and were more likely to see themselves as using innovative techniques than to see the techniques as commonly used. Prosecutors were more likely to see innovative techniques as commonly used than they were to perceive themselves as using the techniques frequently. 7 tables and 28 references (Author abstract)