Assessing police attitudes toward intervention in gender violence: the role of training, perceived severity, and myths about intimate partner violence against women

Serrano-Montilla, Celia; Garrido-Macías, Marta; Sáez-Díaz, Javier; Sáez, Gemma

doi:10.1007/s10896-023-00605-8

Assessing police attitudes toward intervention in gender violence: the role of training, perceived severity, and myths about intimate partner violence against women

Purpose: Even though evidence has broadly confirmed that public attitudes toward intervention shape the decision-making process when dealing with IPVAW events, rather less is known about what determines the police decision-making process. Research support that police attitudes toward intervention in...

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Authors:	Serrano-Montilla, Celia (Author) ; Garrido-Macías, Marta (Author) ; Sáez-Díaz, Javier (Author) ; Sáez, Gemma (Author)
Format:	Electronic Article
Language:	English
Published:	2025
In:	Journal of family violence Year: 2025, Volume: 40, Issue: 2, Pages: 299-311
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Keywords:	Attitudes toward intervention Police officers perceived severity IPVAW myths intimate partner violence against women