Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Between normality and deviance: the breakdown of batterers' identity following police intervention
Other Titles:	Journal of interpersonal violence
Authors:	Eisikovits, Zvi Buchbinder, Eli
Keywords:	Policing;Perpetrators;Family law
Year:	2004
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	19 (4), April 2004
Notes:	Outlines the methodology and findings of a study conducted in Israel aimed at exploring batterers’ perceptions of police intervention into domestic violence situations and their subsequent attempts to interpret and reconstruct their experiences. In-depth interviews were conducted with perpetrators focusing on police intervention, and an analysis of these interviews revealed a ‘continuum of self management’ in which respondents attempted to validate their actions, defend accusations of criminality, assert a victim identity and finally, reify their experiences. Suggests that both men’s awareness of police reluctance to intervene in domestic violence and their assumption of a ‘siege mentality’ contribute to the likelihood of recidivism.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/13622
ISSN:	0886-2605
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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