Citation

Saxton MD, Jaffe PG, Straatman AL, Olszowy L, Dawson M. J. Community Safety Wellbeing 2020; 5(3): 103-109.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Community Safety Knowledge Alliance)

DOI

10.35502/jcswb.144

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study examined the role of police in addressing intimate partner violence (IPV) and the type of strategies they apply across Canada based on a national survey of officers. The focus was on an examination of the types of structured tools Canadian police officers report using in their risk assessment strategies. The results suggest that Canadian police officers are reporting frequent engagement in risk assessments across jurisdictions. The survey findings indicate variability across provinces in the types of risk assessment tools police officers are using. Implications for future research include exploring specific provincial and territorial police risk assessment processes and the challenges in engaging in risk assessments.

Language: en

Keywords

community policing; risk appraisal tools; risk assessment