Improving Coordinated Responses for Victims of Intimate Partner Violence: Law Enforcement Compliance With State-Mandated Intimate Partner Violence Documentation

Catherine Cerulli; Elizabeth A. Edwardsen; Dale Hall; Ko Ling Edward Chan; Kenneth R. Conner

doi:10.1177/1077801215584072

Improving Coordinated Responses for Victims of Intimate Partner Violence: Law Enforcement Compliance With State-Mandated Intimate Partner Violence Documentation

Catherine Cerulli
, Elizabeth A. Edwardsen
, Dale Hall
, Ko Ling Edward Chan
, Kenneth R. Conner

Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review

11 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Law enforcement compliance with this mandate is unknown. We reviewed law enforcement completion rates of Domestic Violence Incident Reports (DVIRs) and assessed correlations with individual or legal factors. Law enforcement officers filed DVIRs in 54% of the cases (n = 191), more often when injury occurred (p <.01) and the defendant had prior court contact (p <.05). The discussion explores policy implications and potential means to rectify the gap between mandated processes and implementation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	897-907
Number of pages	11
Journal	Violence Against Women
Volume	21
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801215584072
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2015
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

abuse
domestic violence
intimate partner violence
law enforcement

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Gender Studies
Sociology and Political Science
Law

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Improving Coordinated Responses for Victims of Intimate Partner Violence: Law Enforcement Compliance With State-Mandated Intimate Partner Violence Documentation. / Cerulli, Catherine; Edwardsen, Elizabeth A.; Hall, Dale et al.
In: Violence Against Women, Vol. 21, No. 7, 01.01.2015, p. 897-907.

Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review

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