University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
J Interpers Violence. 2021 Jan;36(1-2):NP424-NP447. doi: 10.1177/0886260517734222. Epub 2017 Oct 4.
Using data from the 2009 General Social Survey (GSS Cycle 23: Victimization main file), this study assessed the relationship between individual and neighborhood-level factors and police response to spousal violence in Canada. A total of 890 participants in the GSS reported experiences of spousal violence within the previous 5 years, with approximately 22% of these victims reporting direct contact with the police because of the violence. Among this subsample of victims who had police contact, we evaluated the extent to which individual-level factors (sociodemographic and violence characteristics) and neighborhood-level factors (perceptions of social disorder and the presence of police facilities in one's community) were related to distinct types of police response to reported spousal violence. Regression analyses suggest variations in police response based on sociodemographic, violence, and neighborhood characteristics; however, overall satisfaction with police actions taken were not found to be significantly different among victims based on these characteristics. Implications are relevant for policing practice as results suggest that different victims may have different safety needs and abilities to communicate these needs to the police.
本研究利用 2009 年一般社会调查（GSS 第 23 周期：受害主文件）的数据，评估了加拿大个人和社区层面因素与警方对配偶暴力反应之间的关系。共有 890 名 GSS 参与者报告了过去 5 年内的配偶暴力经历，其中约 22%的受害者因暴力行为直接与警方联系。在有警方联系的这部分受害者中，我们评估了个人层面因素（社会人口学和暴力特征）和社区层面因素（对社会混乱的看法和社区内警察设施的存在）与报告的配偶暴力的不同类型的警方反应之间的关系。回归分析表明，警方反应因社会人口学、暴力和社区特征而异；然而，根据这些特征，受害者对警方采取的行动的总体满意度并没有发现显著不同。这些结果对警务实践具有重要意义，因为结果表明不同的受害者可能有不同的安全需求和与警方沟通这些需求的能力。
