Citation

Muftić LR, Cruze JR. Violence Against Women 2014; 20(6): 695-715.

Affiliation

University of Louisville, Louisville, KY USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801214540539

PMID

25011675

Abstract

Despite having received gender sensitivity and domestic violence (DV) education in the post-war reformation era, anecdotal evidence from across Bosnia and Herzegovina indicates that most police officers view DV as a private family affair and continue to hold negative attitudes toward women and DV victims. This study assessed these claims by examining gender and DV attitudes held by 137 Bosnian police officers. It was hypothesized that officers who received DV training would be less likely to hold sexist attitudes toward women or view DV as justifiable compared with untrained officers.

RESULTS, as well as policy implications and suggestions for future research, are presented.

Language: en