Miller JoAnn
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Purdue University.
J Interpers Violence. 2003 Jul;18(7):695-716. doi: 10.1177/0886260503251130.
This study looks at the experiences and perceptions that domestic violence victims reported with Mills's power model. The victims' partners were the primary research participants in an arrest experiment. The following were empirically examined: the occurrence of violence following suspect arrest, victim perceptions of personal and legal power, victim satisfaction with the police, and victim perceptions of safety following legal intervention. Race and two victim resource measures (i.e., employment status and income advantage) explained variance in perceptions of independence. A police empowerment scale was used to measure legal power. It was found that arrest affected the probability of re-occurring domestic violence. Suspect arrest and the victim's perceptions of legal power were related to perceptions of safety following police intervention. The study concludes with some implications for domestic violence research, programs, and perspectives.
本研究考察了家庭暴力受害者报告的与米尔斯权力模型相关的经历和看法。受害者的伴侣是一项逮捕实验的主要研究参与者。以下内容经过实证检验：嫌疑人被捕后暴力行为的发生情况、受害者对个人权力和法律权力的看法、受害者对警方的满意度，以及法律干预后受害者对安全的看法。种族和两项受害者资源指标（即就业状况和收入优势）解释了独立性看法的差异。使用警察赋权量表来衡量法律权力。研究发现，逮捕影响了家庭暴力再次发生的可能性。嫌疑人被捕以及受害者对法律权力的看法与警方干预后的安全看法相关。该研究最后对家庭暴力研究、项目和观点提出了一些启示。
