Police Report Construction When Domestic Violence Surrounds Or Involves Child-Parent Relationships

Keywords

children; domestic violence; parents; police reports; social construction

Abstract

Child-parent relationships can complicate law enforcement responses to domestic violence. Little research has been conducted on the construction of police reports, particularly in domestic violence. The authors analyzed domestic violence police reports to distinguish information recorded for three types of cases: child (adult or minor) involved, child (adult or minor) present, or other adults only. Using a social constructionist criminologist perspective, recorded information differs by the level of child involvement in cases. Discrepancies in report quality and details are important to social policy, as officers’ perceptions of the involved individuals and resources can be clarified through awareness and training.

Publication Date

2-17-2018

Publication Title

Victims and Offenders

Volume

13

Issue

2

Number of Pages

215-234

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2016.1246393

Socpus ID

85001044590 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85001044590

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