“The fact that he was a police officer was probably my number 1 challenge” : victim-survivor experiences of officer-involved domestic violence in Australia Ellen Reeves, Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Silke Meyer and Sandra Walklate
By: Reeves, Ellen
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Contributor(s): Fitz-Gibbon, Kate | Meyer, Silke | Walklate, Sandra.
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ArticleSeries: Violence Against Women.Publisher: Sage, 2025Subject(s): DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | OFFICER-INVOLVED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | PIRIHIMANA | POLICE PROCEDURES | PĀRURENGA | VICTIM/SURVIVORS' VOICES | VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | TŪKINOTANGA Ā-WHĀNAU | INTERNATIONAL | AUSTRALIAOnline resources: DOI: 10.1177/10778012251319761 (Open access)
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Violence Against Women, 2025, First published online, 20 February 2025
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Violence Against Women, 2025, First published online, 20 February 2025
Officer-involved domestic violence (OIDV) is an underexplored phenomena in Australia and internationally. While in recent years some Australian states have adopted OIDV-specific policies, there remains little research which examines the experiences of victim-survivors of OIDV. This article addresses that gap through an examination of the experiences of 17 OIDV victim-survivors. The findings contribute new insights into how OIDV impacts risk; barriers to help-seeking; experiences of reporting OIDV to the police; the risks associated with information sharing; and perpetrator and organizational accountability. These findings underscore the importance of further shaping policy to address OIDV in Australia, while highlighting the necessity for continued research in this area internationally. (Authors' abstract). Record #9146
