Chinese Police Cadets’ Attitudes Toward Domestic Violence: A Pretest/Posttest Design

Hayes, Brittany E.; Connolly, Eric J.; Wang, Xinting; Mason, Makayla; Ingham, Camille

doi:10.1177/0011128719901110

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“…Of the total number of articles included in the review and subsequent analysis (N = 21), the vast majority were published within the last 5 years (n = 12), and adopted various methodological approaches. Some of the reviewed studies used qualitative approaches investigated domestic violence in the context of family experiences [e.g., (21)] or a series of interviews with males (n = 18) who had used violence against their partner [e.g., (22)]; while others adopted more quantitative approaches, such as cross-sectional designs with large groups of participants [e.g., (23,24)], or a pre-post experimental design with police officers (N=401) in evaluating changing attitudes toward domestic violence [e.g., (25)]. Detailed information on the list of articles reviewed could be found in Table 2.…”

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What “Family Affair?” Domestic Violence Awareness in China

McDonnell

Cheshmehzangi

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Front. Public Health

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IntroductionDomestic violence is toxic to society. With approximately one in three women on average falling victim to domestic violence, systematic solutions are needed. To further complicate the issue, mounting research shows that COVID-19 has further exacerbated domestic violence across the world. Situations could be even more pronounced in countries like China, where though domestic violence is prevalent, there is a dearth of research, such as intervention studies, to address the issue. This study investigates key barriers to domestic violence research development in China, with a close focus on salient cultural influences.MethodsA review of the literature on domestic violence in China in PubMed, PsycINFO, and Scopus was conducted to answer the research question. The search was focused on three themes, domestic violence, China, research, and cultural influences.ResultsThe study findings show that categorizing domestic violence as a “family affair” is a key barrier to domestic violence research development in China—an incremental hindrance that prevents the public and policymakers from understanding the full scale and scope of domestic violence in China. In addition to abusers, witnesses, and victims, even law enforcement in China often dismisses domestic violence crimes as “family affairs” that resides outside the reach and realm of the law. The results indicated that mistreating domestic violence crimes as “family affairs” is a vital manifestation of the deep-rooted cultural influences in China, ranging from traditional Confucian beliefs in social harmony to the assumed social norms of not interfering with other people's businesses.ConclusionDomestic violence corrupts public health and social stability. Our study found that dismissing domestic violence cases as “family affairs” is an incremental reason why China's domestic violence research is scarce and awareness is low. In light of the government's voiced support for women's rights, we call for the Chinese government to develop effective interventions to timely and effectively address the domestic violence epidemic in China.

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What “Family Affair?” Domestic Violence Awareness in China

McDonnell

Cheshmehzangi

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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“…Prior studies on police occupational attitudes in China did not produce consistent results regarding the effect of training on police attitudinal changes. Taking police attitudes toward domestic violence as an example, Hayes et al (2020) used a pretest/post-test design to examine Chinese police cadets’ attitudes toward domestic violence before and after an informative lecture on domestic violence and domestic violence legislation in China. The results show that police cadets had less-supportive attitudes toward domestic violence post-test than they did pretest.…”

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Police attitudes toward the use of inappropriate force in China

Liu

Zhang

2021

International Journal of Police Science & Management

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The purpose of this study is to explore police attitudes toward the use of inappropriate force in China. Using original data from a survey of over 900 police officers in China, this study investigated patterns of officers’ attitudes toward the use of force and correlates of officer attitudes supportive of the use of inappropriate force. This study shows that a significant number of officers hold attitudes supportive of the use of inappropriate force. Regression analysis demonstrates complex relationship between police role-orientation and officers’ attitudes toward the use of inappropriate force. This study also found that police training on the use of force was not as effective as expected in shaping officers’ attitudes toward the use of force. The implication for police training is discussed in relation to findings of this study.

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“…Only one study has assessed the effect of DV training on Chinese police cadets’ attitudes toward domestic violence. Hayes and associates (2020) conducted a pretest and posttest of a 30-minute training lecture on DV, covering “the definition, prevalence, consequences of the different forms of domestic violence, and the legislation” (Hayes et al , 2020, p. 7). They found that in the posttest immediately following the lecture, the cadets indicated lower levels of support toward domestic violence compared to in the pretest assessments.…”

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“…Relying on survey data obtained from a sample of 1,064 frontline police officers from two provinces of China, this study investigates the effects of organizational and managerial factors on Chinese officers’ support for intervention in domestic violence, controlling for a wide range of individual demographic, experiential, perceptual and location variables. Assessing officer attitudes contributes to the current literature that only included police cadets in the analysis of Chinese police attitudes toward domestic violence (Hayes et al , 2020; Qu et al , 2018), despite the fundamental differences between cadets and active-duty officers.…”

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Organizational support and Chinese police officers’ attitudes toward intervention into domestic violence

Lin

et al. 2020

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine Chinese police officers’ general support for police intervention into domestic violence, emphasizing adequate protection of the victims, and specific support for utilizing arrests to deal with the offenders.Design/methodology/approachThis study relies on survey data collected from 1,064 police officers who worked in multiple areas in two provinces of China between June and July of 2019. OLS models were used to test whether organizational variables are significant predictors of officer attitudes toward domestic violence intervention.FindingsBoth agency endorsement and supervisory support are positively related to officers’ favorable attitudes toward police intervention into domestic violence and using arrests to handle offenders. The amount of training received from the agency on the recently promulgated Anti-Domestic Violence Law, however, has a negative influence on officer support for general intervention into domestic violence and no influence on officer attitudes toward arrests.Originality/valueThis study represents one of the first attempts to investigate the connections between organizational and managerial factors and Chinese officers’ support for both general and specific interventions into domestic violence. It contributes to the current literature that only included police cadets in the analysis of Chinese police attitudes toward domestic violence despite the fundamental differences between cadets and active-duty officers.

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Chinese Police Cadets’ Attitudes Toward Domestic Violence: A Pretest/Posttest Design

Cited by 15 publications

References 56 publications

What “Family Affair?” Domestic Violence Awareness in China

What “Family Affair?” Domestic Violence Awareness in China

Police attitudes toward the use of inappropriate force in China

Organizational support and Chinese police officers’ attitudes toward intervention into domestic violence

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