St. Olav's University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway.
J Interpers Violence. 2020 Aug;35(15-16):2993-3010. doi: 10.1177/0886260517706762. Epub 2017 May 3.
Police officers are often the first responders to intimate partner violence. The aim of the study was to examine the association between structured police assessments on-site in cases of intimate partner violence, and decisions about immediate arrest of the perpetrator and/or relocation of the victim. Data were extracted from police reports on 124 emergency visits in cases of intimate partner violence perpetrated by men toward women. Six out of totally 15 items of the intimate partner violence risk assessment measure B-SAFER were used by the front line police officers as the basis for decisions on whether or not to arrest the perpetrator or relocate the victim. The six items: perpetrator violent acts, violent threats or thoughts, escalation of violence, substance use problems, mental health problems, and breach of no-contact order, were selected on the basis of their utility in emergency situations. There were increased odds of arrest on-site if the perpetrator was physically violent (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.8, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.0-7.7) or had substance problems (AOR = 2.3, 95% CI = [1.0- 5.2]). There were increased odds of victim relocation if the perpetrator had mental health problems (AOR = 7.4, 95% CI = [2.4-23.1]) or if children were present on-site (AOR = 3.1, 95% CI = [1.1- 8.6]). In contrast, escalation of violence was associated with reduced odds of the perpetrator being arrested (AOR = 0.4, 95% CI = [0.1- 0.9]) or the victim being relocated (AOR = 0.4, 95% CI = [0.1- 1.3]). The finding that the police did not immediately respond to escalation, potentially signaling lethal violence needs to be addressed.
警察通常是亲密伴侣暴力的第一响应者。本研究旨在探讨现场对亲密伴侣暴力案件的结构性警察评估与立即逮捕施暴者和/或转移受害者的决定之间的关联。数据来自 124 名男性对女性实施的亲密伴侣暴力紧急就诊的警察报告。一线警察根据亲密伴侣暴力风险评估量表 B-SAFER 的 15 项中的 6 项来决定是否逮捕施暴者或转移受害者，这 6 项分别是：施暴者的暴力行为、暴力威胁或想法、暴力升级、物质使用问题、心理健康问题和违反不接触令。这些项目是根据其在紧急情况下的实用性选择的。如果施暴者身体暴力（调整后的优势比 [AOR] = 2.8，95%置信区间 [CI] = 1.0-7.7）或有物质问题（AOR = 2.3，95% CI = [1.0-5.2]），则现场逮捕的可能性会增加。如果施暴者有心理健康问题（AOR = 7.4，95% CI = [2.4-23.1]）或现场有儿童存在（AOR = 3.1，95% CI = [1.1-8.6]），则受害者转移的可能性会增加。相反，暴力升级与施暴者被捕（AOR = 0.4，95% CI = [0.1-0.9]）或受害者被转移（AOR = 0.4，95% CI = [0.1-1.3]）的可能性降低有关。警察没有对升级事件做出即时反应，这可能预示着致命暴力的发生，这一发现需要引起重视。
