Cops on Call

Summoning the Police to the Scene of Spousal Violence

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4084935
AutoresRichard A Berk (0000-0002-2983-1276), Sarah Fenstermaker Berk, Phyllis J Newton, John Newton (0000-0002-5641-6457), Donileen R Loseke
Ano1984
Volume18
Fascículo3
Páginas479-498
Data de publicação1984-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoLaw & Society Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0023-9216 • E-ISSN: 1540-5893
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/3053432
OpenAlexW2322618842
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas22
Referências citadas27

In this paper, we examine factors that affect whether the police are summoned to incidents of spousal violence. The actions of bystanders are distinguished from the actions of victims, and we find that victims and bystanders are moved by somewhat different influences. We also find that the immediate features of the situation dominate the decision to call the police and that many legitimate concerns are salient (e.g., whether there are injuries). In addition, however, some extralegal influences are important so that different offenders engaged in the same crime do not necessarily face the same risks of apprehension. For example, other things equal, bystanders are less likely to call the police if the offender and victim are living together

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