2013
DOI: 10.1080/08974454.2013.759069
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When Abuse Happens Again: Women's Reasons for Not Reporting New Incidents of Intimate Partner Abuse to Law Enforcement

Abstract: Although most women abused by intimate partners experience a patterned behavior of abuse (by either the same or new partners), little is known about their decision making regarding whether to call the police for subsequent abuse. The current study found that 90 percent of women who had encountered the criminal legal system for previous intimate partner abuse victimizations did not contact the police for some or all recurrences. Qualitative analysis was conducted among a sample of 102 women regarding their reas… Show more

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“…Spanish survivors interviewed by Cubells and Calsamiglia (2018) offer insights into feelings of lost agency. Gover, Welton-Mitchell, Belknap, and Deprince (2013) report how survivors do not report additional incidents of violence to the police, most commonly, because they feel the incidents are not serious enough. Sleath and Smith (2017) analysed 524 prosecution cases to find that being from a deprived area, and having a higher risk assessment score were key predictors of victims'…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Spanish survivors interviewed by Cubells and Calsamiglia (2018) offer insights into feelings of lost agency. Gover, Welton-Mitchell, Belknap, and Deprince (2013) report how survivors do not report additional incidents of violence to the police, most commonly, because they feel the incidents are not serious enough. Sleath and Smith (2017) analysed 524 prosecution cases to find that being from a deprived area, and having a higher risk assessment score were key predictors of victims'…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Complainants of intimate partner rape may consequently have endured a history of domestic violence and abuse (physical, sexual, psychological, economic) but not previously reported relevant offences, alerting the police only when their partner’s actions extended to rape or when the impulse for protection and/or justice outweighed the perceived risks/costs of engaging with the criminal process. Reasons for non-reporting will obviously reflect individual circumstances but interrelated barriers to disclosure documented in the literature and supported by Crime Survey data (Office for National Statistics, 2014) include (but are not limited to) fear of retaliation (Gover et al, 2013; Hoyle and Sanders, 2000), a desire to protect privacy (Felson et al, 2002), stigma and shame (Parkinson and Cowan, 2008; Wall, 2012), economic dependency (Hoyle and Sanders, 2000; Novisky and Peralta, 2015), worries relating to the welfare of children, 22 previous negative experiences with the police and/or wider legal process (Gover et al, 2013), a commitment to reconciliation with an abusive partner and a desire to protect a husband or partner from criminal sanction (Felson et al, 2002; Hoyle and Sanders, 2000; Logan et al, 2015).…”
Section: Contextualising Intimate Partner Rapementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Underreporting may also contribute to underestimation of rates of interpersonal violence. Many women are reluctant to report violence for a variety of reasons, including: fear of facing the social stigma around interpersonal violence and victim blaming; fear of creating an even less safe environment for themselves and their children; and economic dependency [ 3 , 6 , 7 ]. The high rates of interpersonal violence point to this as a critical public health issue for women and families across Canada.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%