Who reports domestic violence to police? a review of the evidence
Voce, Isabella
Who reports domestic violence to police? a review of the evidence Isabella Voce and Hayley Boxall - Canberra, ACT : Australian Institute of Criminology, 2018 - electronic document (16 pages): PDF file - Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice .
Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, no. 559, September 2018
The police play an important role in the management of
immediate harm and risk associated with domestic violence. However, the hidden nature of domestic violence incidents means that the involvement of police is dependent on a report being made.
Set against the backdrop of increasing levels of reporting of domestic violence in Australia, the current study analysed 21 Australian and international quantitative studies of victim self report data to identify factors associated with victim reporting of domestic violence to police.
The analysis found that victims who are female, non-white, experiencing frequent violence and who have been abused in the past are more likely to report. Incidents that involve serious violence, an intoxicated offender and/or child witnesses are also more likely to be reported to the police. (Authors' abstract). Record #5991
0817-8542
DISCLOSURE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ETHNIC COMMUNITIES
ETHNICITY
HELP SEEKING
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
LITERATURE REVIEWS
PHYSICAL ABUSE
POLICE
VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
AUSTRALIA
Who reports domestic violence to police? a review of the evidence Isabella Voce and Hayley Boxall - Canberra, ACT : Australian Institute of Criminology, 2018 - electronic document (16 pages): PDF file - Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice .
Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, no. 559, September 2018
The police play an important role in the management of
immediate harm and risk associated with domestic violence. However, the hidden nature of domestic violence incidents means that the involvement of police is dependent on a report being made.
Set against the backdrop of increasing levels of reporting of domestic violence in Australia, the current study analysed 21 Australian and international quantitative studies of victim self report data to identify factors associated with victim reporting of domestic violence to police.
The analysis found that victims who are female, non-white, experiencing frequent violence and who have been abused in the past are more likely to report. Incidents that involve serious violence, an intoxicated offender and/or child witnesses are also more likely to be reported to the police. (Authors' abstract). Record #5991
0817-8542
DISCLOSURE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ETHNIC COMMUNITIES
ETHNICITY
HELP SEEKING
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
LITERATURE REVIEWS
PHYSICAL ABUSE
POLICE
VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
AUSTRALIA