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Police Officers' Responses to Assaults Against Women

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
April 1991

Abstract

The role of police officers in dealing with the problem of domestic assaults against women is critical, since the police are usually the first service providers involved in such situations. In the study reported in this paper, one sample of police officers was asked about how they view and react to spouse abuse: its causes, their role, what works, and what should be done differently. Since this research replicates an earlier study of three Iowa communities, a comparison of samples of officers from rather different contexts is included among the reported findings.

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Le rôle des policiers dans le cas de violence familiale est déterminant, puisqu'ils sont souvent les premiers intervenants impliqués dans ces situations. Dans le cadre d'une enquète conduite auprès d'un échantillon de policiers, on leur a demandé qu'elles étaient leurs perceptions et leurs réactions face aux abus envers les conjointes. On les a interrogés sur les causes du problème, leur rôle, les interventions efficaces, et les améliorations à apporter. Puisque cette recherche reprend le protocole d'une étude réalisée dans trois localités de l'Iowa, il est possible de comparer les résultats entre différents échantillons de policiers.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 10Number 1April 1991
Pages: 93 - 102

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Version of record online: 29 April 2009

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Sandra F. Miller Cragg
Canadian Mental Health Association/Waterloo Region
Michael Rothery
The University of Calgary

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