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Police Response To Domestic Violence: Does Officer Gender Make A Difference?, Amy Leighann Whitmore
Police Response To Domestic Violence: Does Officer Gender Make A Difference?, Amy Leighann Whitmore
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With domestic violence an increasing problem within the United States, police response to domestic violence has emerged as an important issue in its prevention and treatment. Recent research on police response to domestic violence has yielded conflicting results, with some studies showing that officer gender affects responses. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect that officer gender has on both formal and informal police responses to domestic violence. Incident reports were collected from a police agency to examine responses to domestic violence.
Results indicated that officer gender does have a significant effect upon both formal and informal …