Coming Soon Who Gets Believed? Police, Victims, and the Credibility Dilemma in Domestic and Non-Domestic Batteries
Who Gets Believed? Police, Victims, and the Credibility Dilemma in Domestic and Non-Domestic Batteries

Criminal Law

Who Gets Believed? Police, Victims, and the Credibility Dilemma in Domestic and Non-Domestic Batteries

By Michelle N. Eliasson
Coming Soon Springer-Verlag Available July 2026

Specifications

ISBN-13
9783032222527
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Publication
July 2026
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
Switzerland ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

This book investigates how police officers perceive the credibility of domestic and non-domestic battery victims by comparing and contrasting multiple points along case development. It draws on research with a police department in north central Florida involving 500 hours of ride-along with patrol officers and follows 34 cases of domestic and non-domestic battery. It examines how police officers describe and depict victims and their credibility during the initial encounters with incident participants, post-incident perceptions, and victim characterization in their subsequent police reports. The book triangulates statements made by officers with rich and immersive accounts and observations, case information from police reports, and police department policy documents. It provides an overview of the police organization, its procedures, and practices when dealing with both domestic and non-domestic batteries and describes the aspects that influence officers' perception of victim credibility.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Police and Battery
Chapter 2: Credibility Battery and the Ideal Victim
Chapter 3: Gainesville Police Department
Chapter 4: Policing Battery
Chapter 5: Case Facts and Narratives
Chapter 6: Attitude Cooperation and Story
Chapter 7: Corroboration
Chapter 8: Help Seeking and Emotional Display
Chapter 9: Perceptions and Depictions of Victim Credibility and the Ideal Victims
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