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

Wu, Yuning; Lin, Kai; Li, Luye; Wang, Xiying

doi:10.1108/pijpsm-04-2020-0048

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“…Therefore, officers who prioritize gender equality may perceive a protection order as a crucial means of support for victims, thereby increasing their willingness to assist in obtaining such orders. Our study aligns with previous literature that has identified the detrimental effects of DV tolerance and perceptions of gender equality on police attitudes and interventions in DV cases ( Lin et al, 2021 ; Sun et al, 2022 ; Wu et al, 2020 ). In conjunction with prior research, our findings underscore the importance of addressing officers’ tolerance for DV and their perceptions of gender equality to promote police service-oriented interventions in DV cases.…”

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Supportive Interventions of Chinese Police in Domestic Violence: Do Officer Knowledge and Training Matter?

Xue,

Lin,

et al. 2024

J Interpers Violence

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Policing domestic violence (DV) poses significant challenges in China due to cultural, legal, and organizational complexities. Policing DV in China favors mediation over assertive interventions, complicating law enforcement’s role. While previous research has focused on coercive interventions by Chinese police, there is limited information on non-coercive, supportive approaches. This study investigates the relationship between police officers’ knowledge and training regarding the Anti-DV law and their willingness to provide supportive services to DV victims in China. It also considers various individual and organizational factors. The data used in this study are derived from the Policing DV in China project, with a sample of 1,353 respondents who had experience dealing with DV cases within the past 3 years. The study focuses on three dependent variables representing supportive approaches to DV cases: Referral, Counseling, and Protection orders. Independent variables include officers’ knowledge of the Anti-DV law and agency training. Control variables include the use of body-worn cameras (BWC) and attitudes toward Violence Tolerance, Male Dominance, and Gender Equality. Additionally, demographic variables, working environment, length of service, and police rank are considered. The analytical approach involves a three-step strategy, incorporating descriptive, bivariate analyses, and regression analyses. The results are interpreted using odds ratios and average marginal effects, and statistical software such as SPSS by IBM and R by Open-Source Model is utilized for data analysis. Key findings indicate that more than half of the officers referred intimate partner violence survivors to shelters and assisted victims in filing protection orders. Counseling practices varied across provinces and between male and female officers. Agency training and the use of BWC were positively associated with non-coercive and supportive approaches, while knowledge of the DV Act, male dominance score, and gender equality score did not predict the use of such approaches. Demographic characteristics, including police rank, length of service, and province of employment, influenced the utilization of non-coercive and supportive approaches. This study examines the challenges faced by Chinese police officers when responding to DV cases and their willingness to provide supportive interventions. The study highlights the complexities surrounding the initiation of protection orders due to officers’ legal knowledge and discretion. The study emphasizes the importance of police support in addressing DV in China and the role of agency training in promoting non-coercive responses. It highlights regional variations in police support and underscores the need for addressing disparities in service provision across different provinces.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%

Supportive Interventions of Chinese Police in Domestic Violence: Do Officer Knowledge and Training Matter?

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Lin,

et al. 2024

J Interpers Violence

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“…Supporting this idea, English (vs. American) officers tended to catch subtle forms of abuse (e.g., psychological) to a larger extent, given that much attention has been paid to non-violent warning signs (e.g., coercive control) in the UK (Robinson et al, 2016). Conversely, in China-where discretion is the arrest policy-, police officers were more reluctant to apply criminal punishment (Wu et al, 2020;Zhao et al, 2018). Particularly, when they faced minor physical injury and psychological abuse (Tam & Tang, 2005).…”

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Assessing Police Attitudes Toward Intervention in Gender Violence: the Role of Training, Perceived Severity, and Myths About Intimate Partner Violence Against Women

Serrano-Montilla,

Garrido-Macías,

Sáez-Díaz

et al. 2023

J Fam Viol

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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 IPVAW explain differences when police officers response to IPVAW events. This research analyzes the combined role of IPVAW myths, perceived severity, and IPVAW training in reactive (tolerance for IPVAW and minimal police involvement) and proactive (important police task and pro-arrest) police attitudes toward intervention in gender violence. Methods Drawing from snowball sampling, we collected responses of 211 Spanish police officers via online subject-recruitment platform. Results The main findings of our study confirmed that IPVAW myths lead to less proactive attitudes toward intervention both directly and through a reduction in the perceived severity of IPVAW. Importantly, we found a moderating role of IPVAW training, suggesting that the endorsement of IPVAW myths leads to less proactive responses, but only for untrained police officers. Conclusions Our findings suggest the importance of IPVAW training on police proactive attitudes toward intervention via IPVAW myths instead of perceived severity. Police training programs to both novice and experienced officers should be focused on confronting IPVAW myths in order to improve police perception, evaluation and involvement in gender violence events.

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“…Lack of related training also contributes to unsatisfactory law enforcement performance (Li et al, 2021). Thus, education for police officers on domestic violence would not transmit critical ideas and knowledge to them without enough organizational support (Hayes et al, 2022; Wu et al, 2020). Furthermore, police officers are criticized for holding patriarchal beliefs (Liu, 2017; Zhang, 2005).…”

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Coercion with Morality: Chinese Police Officers’ Gendered Policing Strategies in Domestic Violence Cases

Yang

2023

Feminist Criminology

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Scholars have established China’s pro-mediation policies in policing domestic violence public security offense cases. However, the mediation process remains obscure. This ethnographic study revealed that officers adopted a gender-based morality to press female and male victims into accepting mediation. Specifically, the police moralized victims’ choices and urged male victims to forgive their wives to protect their masculinity while asking female victims to forgive their husbands to protect their children’s well-being. This work advances the scholarship on domestic violence intervention by showing how such a gendered policing strategy disempowers victims of both genders and results in another form of victim-blaming.

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

Cited by 10 publications

References 47 publications

Supportive Interventions of Chinese Police in Domestic Violence: Do Officer Knowledge and Training Matter?

Supportive Interventions of Chinese Police in Domestic Violence: Do Officer Knowledge and Training Matter?

Assessing Police Attitudes Toward Intervention in Gender Violence: the Role of Training, Perceived Severity, and Myths About Intimate Partner Violence Against Women

Coercion with Morality: Chinese Police Officers’ Gendered Policing Strategies in Domestic Violence Cases

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