HMIC 2014 READING Flashcards
On average the police receive an emergency call relating to DA every…
30 seconds
Changes to police forces since a decade ago:
Specialist domestic abuse units have been created
Support to high-risk victims transformed with …(2)
Independent Domestic Violence Advisers (IDVAs)
Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARACs)
HMIC is concerned about poor attitudes that some police officers display towards victims of DA, which may stem from a lack of understanding as the current approach to training is largely reliant on…
e-learning
Women are much more likely to be high risk victims, with 96% of all referrals to MARAC being…
women
If perpetrator had left the home, victims said that on occasions officers could take some time (possibly hours) to arrive. Leaving victims …
fearful
Some forces are poor at identifying repeat victims of…
DA
Discovered that victims describe a lack of empathy demonstrated by officers, particularly when a victim (2)
Remained with their partner
Was perceived not to be actively supportive of police action
Discovered that officers could be judgemental about the victim, especially when victims perceived that their treatment was influenced by (2):
Previous offending history
Misuse of drugs/alcohol
Discovered that victims described their perception that the perpetrator (often a man) may have more influence with…
police officers
Discovered that officers told us about their frustrations in attending DA incidents, due the complex underlying issues that a one-off response from the police cannot hope to address.
Frustration can be exacerbated in cases where the victim and their family are…
known to the police and multiple visits are failing to resolve ongoing patterns of DA
