CRIM 2652 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Intimate Partner Violence, Good Housekeeping, Learned Helplessness
24 Jul 2020
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Discretion and the policing of intimate partner violence. Principle of accountability: the actions of police officers and police services are subject to review and there are no formal channels that individuals can use to lodge complaints against the police (griffiths pg. Intimate partner abuse has been called many things over the time (ex. Tips on cooking, cleaning, and how to take care of children and treat your husband this was supposed to stop conflicts in the household: 1960s: family crisis intervention - there were shifts. When men were locked up for beating up there wives, they actually stopped when coming out: this has been critic because others have said that this does not deter everyone and that arrests actually lead to more abuse. Under-reported: 70% of spousal violence not reported to police, 64% of spousal violence incidents involving female victims, 76% of spousal violence incidents involving male victims.
