... Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Interpersonal violence Domestic violence Acceptance of couples’ violence Police contact Caribbean University Research Council, DePaul University N/A http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100013205 United States Agency...

... between LE and DVSAs. Practical implications Police chiefs and sheriffs should ensure they are modeling the attitudes toward and cultures around domestic violence they want their officers to employ. Victim service providers should provide feedback loops to LE leaders to enhance their commitment...

...Masahiro Suzuki; Md Jahirul Islam Purpose Although denial is common in domestic violence (DV) cases, its impact on police decision-making remains underexplored. The study investigates whether officers modify their intended course of action when a suspect denies responsibility and whether denial...

... disorganization generally correlate with crimes police respond to, we hypothesized that the effects of SDT predictors on police victimization will be mediated by violent crime rates and domestic violence rates. Findings The study found partial empirical support for the social disorganization theory. Assaults...

...Lisa Growette Bostaph; Laura L. King; Patrick Q. Brady Purpose The purpose of this exploratory study is to examine if and how victim credibility affects investigative decision-making and case outcomes in domestic violence and sexual assault reports through the use of the US Department of Justice's...

...Yuning Wu; Kai Lin; Luye Li; Xiying Wang Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine Chinese police officers’ general support for police intervention into domestic violence, emphasizing adequate protection of the victims, and specific support for utilizing arrests to deal with the offenders...

...Shannon Harper; Angela Gover; Samara McPhedran; Paul Mazerolle Purpose Comparative research provides a mechanism to understand how justice systems throughout the world operate. McPhedran et al. (2017) conducted a comparative examination of police officer attitudes about domestic violence...

... Domestic violence Trust in police Police–community relations Lisa Fedina can be contacted at: lfedina@umich.edu 01 04 2019 07 08 2019 08 08 2019 Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant public health and safety issue in the USA. The National Centers...

...Amy Reckdenwald; Ketty Fernandez; Chelsea L. Mandes Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate a coordinated effort to improve the law enforcement response to non-fatal strangulation in the context of domestic violence. Design/methodology/approach The authors compare law enforcement...

...Samara McPhedran; Angela R. Gover; Paul Mazerolle Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold. The first goal is to conduct a cross-national examination of law enforcement officer attitudes about domestic violence (DV) by comparing officer attitudes in the USA to officer attitudes in Australia...

... and utilization of domestic violence advocacy services. Research limitations/implications – Future research should examine the decision-making process of survivors and police officers to better elucidate the meaning behind these statistical relationships. Practical implications – PTSD education should...

...Jennifer Roark Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of extra-legal and legal predictors on dual arrest outcome for men and women arrested for domestic violence. Design/methodology/approach – This study analyzed 4,163 heterosexual domestic violence incidents over...

...Kimberly M. Tatum; Rebecca Pence Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine domestic violence calls for service data in one Florida county for a two-year period from July 2004 through July 2006. Design/methodology/approach – Data for this study include information gathered...

... Using hierarchical generalized linear modeling, over 9,000 domestic violence cases across 421 census tracts in Houston, Texas were examined. Situational information was derived from police reports, and neighborhood factors were measured by population characteristics drawn from the US Census Bureau...

... in the convenience sample and it is not very diverse in its composition. Originality/value The results of this study indicate that those who adhere to the traditional police culture are at more risk for engaging in psychological domestic violence than those officers who do not. The research shows...

...Richard R. Johnson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to use expectancy motivation theory to test the influence of organizational work environment on aggregate patrol officer arrest activity with regard to domestic violence incidents. Design/methodology/approach According to expectancy...

... and training of front line police officers and management (Skoog and O'Sullivan, 1993). Across North America there is evidence that specialized approaches including police training on the dynamics of domestic violence have positive effect on victim safety and support, the processing of cases through...

...Durant Frantzen; Claudia San Miguel Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore lawsuits involving police response to domestic violence incidents. Focusing on the specific legal remedy of due process under Section 1983, the paper seeks to examine federal case law dealing with police response...

...Keith Clement; Kimberly M. Tatum; Matthew J. Kruse; Julie C. Kunselman Purpose This paper aims to examine the relationship between law enforcement agency domestic violence standard operating procedures (SOPs) and Florida's model policy for domestic violence, as well as type of police agency...

...R.J. Applegate Purpose This paper considers the influences that have shaped local domestic violence policy and how this has affected police practice in one English police force. Design/methodology/approach The research in this paper is based upon theoretical concepts of central government...