Type:	Journal Article
Title:	The police reporting behavior of intimate partner violence victims
Other Titles:	Journal of family violence
Authors:	Akers, Caroline Kaukinen, Catherine
Keywords:	Policing
Year:	2009
Publisher:	Springer Publishing
Citation:	24 (3), April 2009
Notes:	In the current research, we draw on Canadian national data to examine the police reporting decisions of married and cohabiting intimate partner violence victims. Our analyses examine how police notification decisions are influenced by the demographic characteristics of victims and incident-specific factors. We find that the victims who contact the police more often live in a cohabiting relationship and with children. In contrast to predictions, we find that visible minority women more often call the police. Income, education, and employment status do not appear to shape the police reporting decisions of women. Finally, women who call the police are also likely to have experienced severe forms of violence including threats with weapons, injury, and the destruction of their property. [?2008 Springer. All rights reserved. For further information, visit SpringerLink.]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12334
ISSN:	0885-7482
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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