A Little Help From Our Friends

Citizen Predisposition to Intervene in Spouse Abuse

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6090484
AutoresMichael J O''Neil, Michael J Oʼneil (University of Michigan, autor de correspondencia), Michael J O'Neil
Año1979
Volumen1
Número2
Páginas177-206
Fecha de publicación1979-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaLaw & Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0265-8240 • E-ISSN: 1467-9930
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-9930.1979.tb00185.x
OpenAlexW2099056134
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas19

Since victims' opportunities to seek help are constrained, observers can play an important role in aiding vicitims of spouse abuse. Many witnesses, however, are reluctant to act. By examining some of the reasons for this reluctance, this paper attempts to provide information that can be used to structure attempts to increase the propensity of observers to intervene—either personally or by summoning outside help. Hypotheses derived from a review of the literatures on crime reporting and helping behavior were tested in a random‐digit dialed general population telephone survey of 1, 208 Chicago households. Measures of perceptions of crime, experiences with and opinions of the police, community ties, and standard demographic variables were included. In conjunction with census data on respondents' neighborhoods, this permitted an examination of the individual and joint influences of experiential, attitudinal, structural, and contextual effects on observer responses. Following presentation of findings, research and policy implications are discussed

Census · Criminology · Perception · Political science · Population · Sociology · Spouse · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Demography · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Psychology · Social Psychology · Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment