SOME CHALLENGES OF POLICING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Domestic violence is one of the most prevalent forms of violence dealt with by police officers on a daily basis. In order to understand their experiences and response to domestic violence incidents, a purposive sample of twenty-eight police officers in the Western Cape Province were involved in a qu...

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Main Authors:	Retief, Rita, Green, Sulina
Format:	Article
Language:	Afrikaans
Published:	Stellenbosch University 2015-09-01
Series:	Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk
Subjects:	Domestic violence Police officers experiences and response domestic violence incidents
Online Access:	http://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/432

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title	SOME CHALLENGES OF POLICING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
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publisher	Stellenbosch University
series	Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk
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description	Domestic violence is one of the most prevalent forms of violence dealt with by police officers on a daily basis. In order to understand their experiences and response to domestic violence incidents, a purposive sample of twenty-eight police officers in the Western Cape Province were involved in a qualitative phenomenological study.The paper reports on the experiences and challenges of police officers in policing different types of domestic violence. Recommendations on how to equip police officers to deal more effectively with the challenges inherent in domestic violence are offered.
topic	Domestic violence Police officers experiences and response domestic violence incidents
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SOME CHALLENGES OF POLICING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

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