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Policing Domestic Violence and Inter-agency Working (From The Multi-Agency Approach to Domestic Violence: New Opportunities, Old Challenges?, P 211-227, 1999, Nicola Harwin, Gill Hague, et al., eds. -- See NCJ-187541)

NCJ Number
187554
Author(s)
Sharon Grace
Date Published
1999
Length
17 pages
Annotation
This chapter reports on part of a British research study that examined the role of the police in inter-agency work in responding to domestic violence.
Abstract
The research study was conducted by the Home Office Research and Planning Unit between 1992 and 1994 to determine the extent to which police forces were complying with Home Office Circular 60/1990, which recommended that the police take a more interventionist approach in domestic violence cases. Among the recommendations was one that encouraged police forces to establish dedicated units or appoint officers to deal specifically with domestic violence cases and to establish liaison with other agencies working in the field. Five forces were selected to be studied in detail. This chapter reports on discussions held with agencies involved in dealing with domestic violence victims and with the police in each of the study areas, namely, the Crown Prosecution Service, women's refuges, local authority housing, and victim support schemes. The discussions focused on how the particular agency viewed its own role in responding to domestic violence, how they viewed the police role, and its views on the police response to domestic violence in its area. The chapter also documents domestic violence officers' and senior police officers' attitudes toward inter-agency work in the domestic violence field. 6 notes and 7 references