Apsler Robert, Cummins Michele R, Carl Steven
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Violence Vict. 2002 Aug;17(4):445-53. doi: 10.1891/vivi.17.4.445.33686.
This study investigated a broad range of female victims of domestic partner abuse who came to the attention of the police. Ninety-five consecutive victims were interviewed by officers in a police department's domestic violence unit. Twenty-two percent of the victims matched expectations of women who were both afraid of their abusers and expected future abuse. Surprisingly, 46% of the victims were unafraid of their offenders and believed that future abuse was unlikely. A consistent pattern of findings supports the conclusion that a much broader range of victims than expected comes to the attention of the police. These results suggest exploring alternative police responses for different types of victims.
本研究调查了一系列引起警方注意的遭受亲密伴侣虐待的女性受害者。警察局家庭暴力部门的警官对95名连续的受害者进行了访谈。22%的受害者符合既害怕施虐者又预计未来会遭受虐待的女性的预期。令人惊讶的是，46%的受害者并不害怕施虐者，并且认为未来不太可能遭受虐待。一系列一致的研究结果支持了这样一个结论，即引起警方注意的受害者范围比预期要广泛得多。这些结果表明，应针对不同类型的受害者探索警方的替代应对措施。
