Caught Between Compassion and Moral Reproach: Police Ambivalence in the Wake of Intimate Partner Violence Policy Changes

Linda Nørgaard Madsen; Elisabeth Naima Mikkelsen

Caught Between Compassion and Moral Reproach: Police Ambivalence in the Wake of Intimate Partner Violence Policy Changes

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Abstract

Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects millions of people and has severe consequences for victims, in worst cases leading to homicide (Smith 2021). Unfortunately, research shows that many victims refrain from contacting the police due to fear of victim-blaming and not being taken seriously (e.g., Decker et al. 2019; Wolf et al. 2003). Moreover, victims who do contact the police often report experiencing such negative responses (e.g., Harper et al. 2021; Leisenring 2012; Murvartian et al. 2023).

Original language	English
Publication date	2025
Number of pages	28
Publication status	Published - 2025
Event	EGPA Annual Conference 2025: EGPA at 50: Prospects for Public Administration across Europe - University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: 26 Aug 2025 → 29 Aug 2025 https://iias-iisa.org/egpa-2025-conference/

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Conference	EGPA Annual Conference 2025
Location	University of Glasgow
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Glasgow
Period	26/08/2025 → 29/08/2025
Internet address	https://iias-iisa.org/egpa-2025-conference/

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