The Role of Alcohol in Initial Help-Seeking Telephone Calls About Domestic Violence to the Police

This article investigates how domestic violence and abuse (DVA), its underreporting and its links with alcohol consumption, manifest in and impact the outcome of help-seeking telephone calls to U.K.-based police services. Conversation analysis of call-takers’ questions about alcohol found that they...

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Authors: Richardson, Emma (Author) ; Alexander, Marc (Author) ; Stokoe, Elizabeth (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Violence against women
Year: 2025, Volume: 31, Issue: 10, Pages: 2526-2552
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
Conversation Analysis
question design
Alcohol consumption
emergency calls
Domestic Violence