Call of Violence

On 07/04/2016 at approximately 2330 hours deputies were dispatched to 928 N Battershell for the report of a domestic violence call. As I was driving to the location E911 advised two people had gotten into a argument and one had left but had returned. E911 also advised that about 7 people were in the front yard of the residence and most had been drinking. When I arrived at the location I observed a white Toyota Sienna parked in the driveway with a KS 60 day tag of B171344. I also noticed about 4 to

knock on the door, the couple takes forever to open it. The police should examine the situation thoroughly in order to decide who may be the self – defender, and the primary aggressor, which is the individual that is responsible for the physical violence. This should be done to avoid the dual arrest situation (if possible) and conclude who they should arrest (Gosselin, 2013, pg. 271). This includes checking both individuals for injuries for a certain decision making process (Gosselin, 2013, pg. 271)

Police officers have a significant level of discretion when ethical decision making is incorporated in deciding how to respond to a domestic violence call. For example, officers exercise discretion by deciding how to respond to domestic violence when a situation involves a fellow officer. America is a country in which many believe in privacy within the household and often choose not to be involved in a domestic dispute because families should resolve their own problems. However, discretionary powers

the ongoing 911 calls for domestic disturbances. The majority of domestic disturbance calls are nonviolent, verbal disputes. There are repeat callers where police respond so many times that they know them by name and their background. However, most of those domestic incidents do escalate to violence. NCVS reports that domestic violence accounts for 21% of all violent crimes. Woman against abuse reports that more than 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men have experienced severe physical violence by an intimate

Throughout the years, how police officers and police departments view domestic violence has changed drastically. Before the 1960s, police were not properly trained on how to handle any domestic violence cases. The police did not even want to know about it because they felt like it was none of their business. It is something that they believed happened in the home and needed to be dealt with both partners. They needed to work out their issues and not involve the police. “In 1967, the International

I. Introduction Domestic violence is a criminal offense, which affects our community and society as an all. Domestic violence is when there is physical or sexual abuse between intimate partners or within family. In a study, Folkes says that at some domestic violence events, uses of weapons are a lethal risk factor (Folkes, 2013). Due to the severity of domestic violence, states have implemented a mandatory arrest policy for law enforcement officers that states when bodily injury occurs or could occur

Domestic violence happens every day and it includes people of all races, ethnicities, color, religions, rich or poor, old or young, man or woman and physical and mental disabilities. Domestic violence happens to anyone regardless of where you live, work and how smart you are; these do not matter to the person committing the acts of violence against you. Today, domestic violence goes by Intimate partner violence defined as actual or threatened physical or sexual violence or psychological/emotional

continued to call, she would have the chronic nuisance ordinance enforced against her and would be evicted from her home. In order to avoid homelessness, she cut ties with her abusive boyfriend Wilbert; however, he continued to go into her home and abuse her. One day Wilbert hit Lakisha in the head with an ashtray and stabbed her in the throat with one of the broken pieces. Lakisha 's neighbor called the police for medical help despite her pleas for the neighbor not to make the call. Although Lakisha’s

was never charged (Cheema, 2016). This is probably a huge reason why many officer involved domestic violence victims do not report their abuse. John’s reasoning for why he believes domestic violence occurs within law enforcement families appears to be accurate with the exception that there was no evidence pertaining to the environment that a sheriff grew up in as playing a factor in domestic violence. It was explained to John that some research has suggested that law enforcement may not always use

Domestic violence ads tend to be mostly digital, and you can shy away from looking at them. Some people do not believe domestic violence is real, they think there is nothing to be afraid of or that the victim did something to deserve the abuse. The National Football League (NFL) ad for domestic violence shows how scary it can be for victims without showing what happened or what they look like. This domestic violence ad was created by the NFL and was “the first public service announcement ad aired