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Citation

Rancher C, Jouriles EN, McDonald R. J. Interpers. Violence 2018; ePub(ePub): 886260518780409.

Affiliation

Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260518780409

PMID

29884101

Abstract

This study examined whether police involvement in intimate partner violence (IPV) incidents is associated with women's trauma symptoms. Participants were 95 women recruited from domestic violence shelters. Women reported on their trauma symptoms, the frequency of IPV victimization, the use of a weapon during IPV, and police involvement over the year following shelter departure. Police involvement in IPV was associated with higher levels of reexperiencing trauma symptoms 1 year after shelter departure, even after controlling for baseline trauma symptoms, the frequency of IPV, and the use of a weapon during IPV. Women's race and ethnicity did not moderate the results. These findings suggest police involvement in IPV incidents may be associated with higher levels of trauma symptoms experienced by women. Further investigation into law enforcement practices and policies to help reduce women's distress is needed.


Language: en

Keywords

PTSD; domestic violence; mental health and violence

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