Family Violence and Police Response

Learning From Research, Policy and Practice in European Countries

Marijke Malsch author Marijke Malsch editor Wilma Smeenk editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:28th Jun '17

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Police response to incidents of intimate partner violence can be critical. This volume investigates the elements in the institutional, legal and organizational context that are relevant for police response to incidents in the realm of the private sphere and whether there exists a relation with the reporting of such incidents by victims. Addressing this complex question requires insights from research, policy and practice and, as such, any conclusions will have implications for each of these fields. This volume addresses issues that are key elements in the relationship between the (legal) response to family violence and the reporting by victims. These issues concern societal and legal definitions of family violence employed in research, policy making and legal practice; how the legislation of various countries covers violence in the private sphere; the way the police deal with reported incidents of intimate partner violence; and the role that other interventions play in the response to and combat of family violence and intimate partner violence.

'...especially useful in that it provides a summary of views expressed by a number of authors and considers further research into domestic violence.' Internet Law Book Reviews

ISBN: 9781138277496

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 453g

276 pages