TABLE 2.
Association Between Incident Characteristics and PO Status at Time of Event for Three Sets of Criminal Incidents
| Sample | Characteris- tics of Event |
Proportion of Incidents with Given Characteristic |
Crude Odds Ratio for PO-in-Effect |
Adjusted Odds Ratio* for PO-in-Effect |
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| PO in effect |
PO not in effect |
Exp(B) | (95% CI) | Exp(B) | (95% CI) | p | ||
| N=2,720 POLICE INCIDENTS | (104) | (2,616) | ||||||
| Reference=Non-assault | ||||||||
| Assault | 46.2% | 69.2% | 0.381 | (0.257, 0.565) | 0.434 | (0.285, 0.660) | <.001 | |
| N=1,473 REQUESTED CHARGES | (34) | (1,473) | ||||||
| Characteristics of Charge: | Reference=No weapon | |||||||
| Weapon Used | 20.6% | 24.5% | 0.801 | (0.346, 1.854) | 0.764 | (0.326, 1.787) | .534 | |
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| Reference=No Injury | ||||||||
| Victim Injured | 55.9% | 66.4% | 0.640 | (0.322, 1.270) | 0.641 | (0.318, 1.289) | .212 | |
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| Reference=Single charge | ||||||||
| 2+ charges | 40.0% | 14.9% | 3.803 | (1.904, 7.595) | 3.259 | (1.571, 6.763) | .002 | |
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| Reference=Misdemeanor | ||||||||
| Felony | 42.9% | 14.6% | 4.399 | (2.217, 8.730) | 4.006 | (1.951, 8.225) | <.001 | |
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| Victim Participation: | Reference=No contact | |||||||
| Direct contact w/ prosecutor | 68.6% | 69.4% | 0.960 | (0.466, 1.978) | 0.684 | (0.326, 1.437) | .316 | |
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| Ever supported prosecution | Reference=Never supported | |||||||
| 82.9% | 75.4% | 1.574 | (0.648, 3.822) | 1.188 | (0.483, 2.925) | .707 | ||
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| Ever changed support | Reference=Never changed | |||||||
| 8.6% | 20.2% | 0.370 | (0.112, 1.215) | 0.329 | (0.099, 1.095) | .070 | ||
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| Prosecutor Authorized Charge | Reference=Not authorized | |||||||
| 85.7% | 78.2% | 1.677 | (0.645, 4.359) | 1.206 | (0.456, 3.188) | .706 | ||
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| N=1,159 AUTHORIZED CHARGES | (30) | (1,129) | ||||||
| Court Convicted | Reference=Not convicted | |||||||
| 56.7% | 59.3% | 0.896 | (0.431, 1.862) | 0.747 | (0.346, 1.612) | .458 | ||
Adjusted for victim substance use, victim race, marital status, together at time of index incident, children, prior IPV reported by victim