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

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

Name: Who Gets Believed? Police, Victims, and the Credibility Dilemma in Domestic and Non-Domestic Batteries
Brand: Springer-Verlag
SKU: 9783032222527
Price: 1462.00 HKD
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Author: Michelle N. Eliasson
ISBN: 9783032222527

By Michelle N. Eliasson

Coming Soon Springer-Verlag Available August 2026

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9783032222527
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Publication: August 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.

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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