Law Enforcement Responses to Victimization, Lecture notes of Criminal Justice

Download Law Enforcement Responses to Victimization and more Lecture notes Criminal Justice in PDF only on Docsity! MODULE #7  Law Enforcement Responses to Victimization - “Criminalizing Victimization” - Police Responses to IPA o 4 responses to domestic violence  No intervention  minimal response; walk abuser around the block, maybe talk to both parties; needed a good reason to arrest the abuser  Mediation  officers would mediate or refer the couple to a mediation specialist; potentially sparking the honeymoon phase in the cycle of violence; suggests a lack of communication rather than control  Pro-Arrest  Debates on Pro-Arrest  victims were being attacked while officers watched  Tracey Thurman case  police ignored her several calls when the abuser violated his protective order; officer watched when she was being kicked in the head and having just been stabbed; abuser was only arrested when she was attacked on the gurney  Mandatory arrest areas: takes away the victim’s ability to choose when already powerless; increases risk for victims when perpetrators return from jail looking for revenge  In pro-arrest areas: an officer is encouraged to arrest but can decide not to do so with their own reasoning documented - “The Rising Criminalization of Black Girls”