Theorising victim decision making in the police response to domestic abuse

The paper provides a conceptual argument for the importance of understanding victim decision making in responding to cases of domestic abuse. It applies core elements of decision-making theory to illustrate how victims may undergo different forms of thinking, could be affected by bias, consider gain...

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Main Author: Birdsall, Nathan (Author)
Contributors: Boulton, Laura
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: International review of victimology
Year: 2022, Volume: 28, Issue: 3, Pages: 330-344
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Keywords:
victim empowerment
Decision Making
Policing
Intimate Partner Violence
Domestic abuse
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Summary:The paper provides a conceptual argument for the importance of understanding victim decision making in responding to cases of domestic abuse. It applies core elements of decision-making theory to illustrate how victims may undergo different forms of thinking, could be affected by bias, consider gain and loss differently, and suffer from decision inertia. Suggestions are provided on how this perspective could be used in practice to deliver a victim empowerment approach in policing. However, the paper also expresses the importance of the theory’s limitations, especially around external validity, and suggests that research across various disciplines is critical to determine whether the perspective could be placed onto an empirical footing.
ISSN:2047-9433
DOI:10.1177/02697580211063658