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Predicting Officer Physical Assaults at Domestic Assault Calls

Abstract  

Police work is rife with the potential for physical harm, and domestic assault calls are one source of assaults on officers.
Inability to accurately predict what circumstances might lead to an attack is one cause of officer cynicism and paranoia.
Having the ability to identify which suspects pose the greatest threat of assault would allow officers to take appropriate
protective measures. Using data collected from 1,951 domestic assault calls across three cities, the present study compared
characteristics and behaviors of the batterers with whether or not the batterers physically assaulted the responding officers.
Findings revealed five significant batterer characteristics (employment status, shared residence with abuse victim, alcohol
consumption, property damage, and hostile demeanor toward officers) that successfully predicted officer assaults. These risk
factors may be incorporated into police safety training in the response to family violence calls.

  • Content Type Journal Article
  • Pages 1-7
  • DOI 10.1007/s10896-010-9346-0
  • Authors
    • Richard R. Johnson, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft St., Mail Stop 119, Toledo, OH 43606-3390, USA
    • Journal Journal of Family Violence
    • Online ISSN 1573-2851
    • Print ISSN 0885-7482
Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 01/20/2011 | Link to this post on IFP |
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