Male police officers’ law enforcement preferences in cases of intimate partner violence versus non-intimate interpersonal violence: do sexist attitudes and empathy matter?

This article explores male police officers' law enforcement preferences across different scenarios of interpersonal violence, involving intimate (partner violence against women) and non-intimate relationships (between- and within-gender). The influence of police officers? sexist attitudes and e...

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Authors: Gracia, Enrique (Author) ; Garcia, Fernando (Author) ; Lila, Marisol (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Year: 2014, Volume: 41, Issue: 10, Pages: 1195-1213
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Empathy
interpersonal violence
Intimate Partner Violence
Police
Sexism