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CRIME & DELINQUENCY
Volume 60, Issue 2, Pages 216-237Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0011128710372192
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Taiwanese police; domestic violence; female officers; proactive attitudes; reactive attitudes
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Although there has been a growing research interest in examining factors associated with police arrest decisions and victims' perceptions of the police in handling domestic violence, very few studies have empirically assessed female and male officers' attitudes toward domestic violence. Using survey data collected from 272 male and female officers from two metropolitan police departments in Taiwan, this research compared male and female police officers' reactive and proactive attitudes toward handling domestic violence incidents. The findings indicated that male officers were more likely than female officers to support minimum police involvement and to tolerate domestic violence. With regard to proactive attitudes, there was no significant gender difference in officers' endorsement of proarrest policy and the importance of domestic violence in police work. Implications for future research and policy are discussed.
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