Evaluating Alternative Police Responses to Spouse Assault in Colorado Springs: an Enhanced Replication of the Minneapolis Experiment, 1987-1989

The purpose of this study was to replicate an experiment in Minneapolis (MINNEAPOLIS INTERVENTION PROJECT, 1986-1987 [ICPSR 9808]) testing alternative police response to cases of spouse assault, using a larger number of subjects and a more complex research design. The study focused on how police response affected subsequent incidents of spouse assault. Police responses studied included arrest, issuing emergency protection orders, referring the suspect to counseling, separating the suspect and the victim, and restoring order only (no specific action). Data were obtained through initial incident reports, counseling information, and personal interviews. Follow-up interviews were conducted at three- and six-month periods, and recidivists were identified through police and court record checks. Variables from initial incident reports include number of charges, date, location, and disposition of charges, weapon(s) used, victim injuries, medical attention received, behavior towards police, victim and suspect comments, and demographic information such as race, sex, relationship to victim/offender, age, and past victim/offender history. Data collected from counseling forms provide information on demographic characteristics of the suspect, type of counseling, topics covered in counseling, suspect's level of participation, and therapist comments. Court records investigate victim and suspect criminal histories, including descriptions of charges and their disposition, conditions of pretrial release, and the victim's contact with pretrial services. Other variables included in follow-up checks focus on criminal and offense history of the suspect. The data collection includes separate data files for the original, second, and final versions of some of the forms that were used.

本研究的目的是复现1986年至1987年在明尼阿波利斯进行的实验（明尼阿波利斯干预项目 [MINNEAPOLIS INTERVENTION PROJECT]，1986-1987 [ICPSR 9808]），测试针对配偶虐待案件的不同警察应对策略，并采用更大规模的受试者和更为复杂的实验设计。研究聚焦于警察的应对措施如何影响随后的配偶虐待事件。所研究的警察应对措施包括逮捕、发布紧急保护令、将嫌疑人转介至心理咨询、分离嫌疑人与受害者以及仅恢复秩序（无具体行动）。数据通过初始事件报告、咨询信息和个人访谈获得。在三个月和六个月的时间点进行了后续访谈，通过警方和法庭记录检查识别再犯者。初始事件报告中的变量包括指控数量、日期、地点、指控处理结果、使用的武器、受害者伤害、接受的医疗救助、对警察的行为、受害者和嫌疑人的评论，以及人口统计信息，如种族、性别、与受害者的关系、年龄以及过去受害者和犯罪者的历史。从咨询表格收集的数据提供了关于嫌疑人人口统计特征、咨询类型、咨询中涉及的主题、嫌疑人的参与程度以及治疗师评论的信息。法庭记录调查了受害者和嫌疑人的犯罪历史，包括指控描述及其处理结果、预审释放条件以及受害者与预审服务的接触情况。其他包括在后续检查中的变量主要关注嫌疑人的犯罪和犯罪历史。数据收集包括原始版本、第二版和某些表格的最终版本分别独立的独立数据文件。