Arrest 1994
acrylic paint on panel 45 x 60 cm. 17.7 x 23.6"
PB.26.10.94.9.00
The painting is based on research into the issue of whether, in cases of domestic violence, detention has a deterrent effect with regard to later acts of violence. The research was carried out in the United States and concerns the period 1987-1989.
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References
Pate, Antony M. en Edwin E. Hamilton
Formal and informal deterrents to domestic violence: the Dade County Spouse Assault Experiment
American Sociological Review, 1992, vol.57, p 691-6970