RT Article
T1 Intimate Partner Violence, Police Involvement, and Women’s Trauma Symptoms
JF Journal of interpersonal violence
VO 36
IS 7/8
A1 Rancher, Caitlin
A1 Jouriles, Ernest N.
A1 McDonald, Renee
A2 Jouriles, Ernest N.
A2 McDonald, Renee
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1751682501
AB This study examined whether police involvement in intimate partner violence (IPV) incidents is associated with women’s trauma symptoms. Participants were 95 women recruited from domestic violence shelters. Women reported on their trauma symptoms, the frequency of IPV victimization, the use of a weapon during IPV, and police involvement over the year following shelter departure. Police involvement in IPV was associated with higher levels of reexperiencing trauma symptoms 1 year after shelter departure, even after controlling for baseline trauma symptoms, the frequency of IPV, and the use of a weapon during IPV. Women’s race and ethnicity did not moderate the results. These findings suggest police involvement in IPV incidents may be associated with higher levels of trauma symptoms experienced by women. Further investigation into law enforcement practices and policies to help reduce women’s distress is needed.
K1 PTSD
K1 mental health and violence
K1 Domestic Violence
DO 10.1177/0886260518780409