Correlates of Chinese Police Officer Decision-Making in Cases of Domestic Violence

Wang, Xinting; Hayes, Brittany E.; Zhang, Hongwei

doi:10.1177/0011128719850502

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“…These findings showing restraint and hesitancy of police officers when getting involved in domestic disputes were also reported in a study by Qu et al 13 where Chinese police officers did not give importance or priority to dispensing resources to deal with this issue and would rather have the issue solved by mediation. Similar findings are reported by Wang et al 14 in China where police are more content with giving oral or written warnings to perpetrators instead of adopting a heavier handed approach. However two separate studies attributed this attitude with the country's overall method to resolving domestic violence by using local committees, informal meetings and court systems to mediate and resolve disputes.…”

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Assessing Knowledge and Attitude in Police Officers Regarding Domestic Violence

Fatima¹,

Siddiqui²,

Naz³

et al. 2022

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Aim: To assess the knowledge and attitude in police officers regarding domestic violence. Study Design: Cross-sectional study Place & Duration of Study: Police Training Centre, Saeedabad, Karachi from 1st June to 31st December 2021. Methodology: A questionnaire based study was conducted on 72 Police officers at or above the rank of ASI selected by simple random sampling. Results: There were 65 males and 7 females. 72.3% respondents were unaware of definition of domestic violence per WHO criterion. Majority of respondents were against physical violence in all scenarios. However, 70% held wife responsible to be verbally abused for misbehaving with husband/relatives. No significant association was found between knowledge with variables like age, gender and rank.65% of officers believe that violence should be resolved by family members. Conclusion: Reform and policy changes are needed to train and create awareness in law enforcement agencies to increase their knowledge and modify their attitudes regarding domestic violence. Key words: Domestic violence, Police officers, Intimate partner/relative violence.

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confidence: 87%

Assessing Knowledge and Attitude in Police Officers Regarding Domestic Violence

Fatima¹,

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Naz³

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“…Police officers tend to make peace and find an acceptable solution to please both parties instead of an arrest. Consequently, the handling of domestic dispute and violence is not as formal as that reported in the United States (Wang et al, 2019).…”

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“…The negative association between dealing with DV incidents and the perception of police work can be the result of how DV incidents are handled in the Chinese culture. There has been a long tradition in China that domestic dispute or violence should be handled informally because it is an "internal" issue (Wang et al, 2019). Police officers tend to make peace and find an acceptable solution to please both parties instead of an arrest.…”

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The link between police cadets' field training and attitudes toward police work in China: a longitudinal study

Wang

Lin

Zhao

2020

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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the effect and duration of supervised field training on police cadets' worldview of police work in China.Design/methodology/approachThe four-wave longitudinal data were collected from graduate students who were pursuing their master's degree in a national Chinese police university from 2016 to 2018. Independent variables including demographic characteristics and knowledge along with experience gained from the internship were used to explain police cadets' attitudes toward police work. Ordinary least square (OLS) regression models were used in the current study.FindingsFindings derived from multiple regression analyses suggest that police cadets' attitudes toward police work are conducive to the “shock” of the real-world experience after three-month field training. However, the effect of the field training on police cadets' attitudes toward police work is temporary, not enduring.Research limitations/implicationsThe data for this study were collected from one national police university, and the findings reported here may not be generalized.Practical implicationsPolice field training is important for cadets to develop positive view of police work. It provides practical knowledge for police training and socializes cadets before entering into the law enforcement filed, avoiding the financial cost of resignation. However, the influence of field training is temporal. Hence, it is more appropriate for police administrators to arrange police cadets' field training close to their graduation date, the third year of their college education.Originality/valueThis study can be considered as an extension of relevant research on law-enforcement-related field training reported in the United States. However, it goes beyond the existing literature by using longitudinal data to answer a long-overdue question: Does supervised field training change the worldview of cadets concerning police work?

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“…Consistent with research on American police officers (Saunders & Size, 1986), Tang (2003) reported that liberal attitudes toward women's role in society among Chinese police officers were associated with greater responsibility attributed to the abuser and less responsibility attributed to the victim. Wang et al (2019) reported that extralegal factors influence decision-making in a hypothetical DV case among Chinese police officers. More specifically, Chinese officers who held more traditional views of women in Chinese society were more likely to recommend putting the victim into custody and less likely to recommend mediation, which is the typical response to DV in China (He & Hang Ng, 2013;Jiao, 2001).…”

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

Hayes

Connolly

Wang

et al. 2020

Crime & Delinquency

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Since the Domestic Violence (DV) Law was passed in China in 2015, knowledge of this mandate has been relatively unexplored. Data from 401 police cadets attending Zhejiang Police College in Hangzhou, China, are analyzed. A pretest/posttest design was used to assess changes in attitudes toward DV after a 30-minute lecture on DV. The influence of gender, whether the cadet views DV as a priority for law enforcement, and knowledge of services are examined. Findings demonstrate the utility of the training while recognizing cadets with prior knowledge of DV may have resisted the training. Given entrance into law enforcement is more likely for individuals who attend a police college in China, implications include incorporating a DV course at police colleges.

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Correlates of Chinese Police Officer Decision-Making in Cases of Domestic Violence

Cited by 21 publications

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Assessing Knowledge and Attitude in Police Officers Regarding Domestic Violence

Assessing Knowledge and Attitude in Police Officers Regarding Domestic Violence

The link between police cadets' field training and attitudes toward police work in China: a longitudinal study

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

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