The effects of specialized domestic violence training and interaction with crisis counselors on the perceptions and behaviors of police officers, 2001

Item — Call Number: MU Thesis Spa

Identifier: b2088939

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate Criminal Justice program. The holdings are bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of university requirements for the Master of Arts degree.

Dates

Creation: 2001

Creator

Spanarkel, Gerald P. (Gerald Peter) (Author, Person)
Reisner, Ronald L. (1945-2021) (Thesis advisor, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Access is by appointment only.

Access to the collection is confined to the Monmouth University Library and is subject to patron policies approved by the Monmouth University Library.

Collection holdings may not be borrowed through interlibrary loan.

Research appointments are scheduled by the Monmouth University Library Archives Collections Manager (723-923-4526). A minimum of three days advance notice is required to arrange a research appointment for access to the collection.

Patrons must complete a Researcher Registration Form and provide appropriate identification to gain access to the collection holdings. Copies of these documents will be kept on file at the Monmouth University Library.

Extent

1 Items (print book) : 97 pages ; 8.5 x 11.0 inches (28 cm).

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The purpose of the following study was to access the perceptions and behaviors of police officers regarding various domestic issues, and to determine if those perceptions and behaviors were influenced by having specialized training, or by having interaction with domestic violence counselors. Previous criminal justice research in the area of domestic violence indicates a lack of studies that focus on police officers, rather than offenders or victims.

In the present study, which employs the use of an anonymous self-report survey, police officers in several different agencies were asked to report their perceptions of domestic violence, victims, the law, offenders, domestic violence support programs, their agency's policing philosophy, motivation to enforce law, and overall effectiveness of the criminal justice system in this area. root>