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Public Preferences for the Court's Handling of Domestic Violence Situations

Arthur J. Lurigio

This article examines public opinion about court dispositions in domestic violence cases. Adult residents in Georgia were asked to respond to short scenarios involving their spouses and intimate partners. The scenarios were varied on three factors: the intentionality of harm, the presence of injury, and a history of injury in previous domestic disputes. Participants preferred dismissal when, according to the scenario, their spouses acted unintentionally and when they did not receive injuries in the current dispute. Women and men preferred counseling significantly more than they wanted jail or probation. Also, women preferred jail and counseling more than men. The most preferred disposition overall was court-ordered mediation.

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