Law Enforcement Sites

Article: A Law Enforcement Officer's Guide to Enforcing Orders of Protection Nationwide - Article explains full faith and credit, liability for not enforcing protective orders, availability of technical assistance.

Domestic Violence Section - Concise, comprehensive site from a law enforcement perspective posted by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department. Includes a good questionnaire for safety planning/danger assessment.

East Orange Police Department Facts About Domestic Violence - Facts, questions and answers about domestic violence victimization from the East Orange Police Department, New Jersey. Has links to local shelter agencies.

How to Investigate Domestic Violence Homicide - A Guide for Investigating the Path Leading Up to Domestic Violence Homicides - for Friends, Activists, Journalists, and All Who Care (In English and Spanish)

New Castle County Domestic Violence Unit - Delaware - Another good police site with a personalized safety plan in Acrobat (pdf) format.

Polaroid | Law Enforcement | Family Violence - Follow the links to Law Enforcement. Good information on the use of photographs to document domestic violence. Includes tips on getting good images and links to information about training for law enforcement in documenting family violence.

Police Complaint Center - The Police Complaint Center is a national non-profit organization that provides assistance to victims of police misconduct. Using available technology, the Police Complaint Center documents and investigates alleged incidents of police abuse. Our staff are former police officers and licensed private investigators. We believe that many police organizations have done a poor job of protecting the public from abusive officers. Our primary service is assisting victims of misconduct with reporting complaints to appropriate enforcement agencies. We also investigate police and sheriffs deputies that are accused of abusive behavior.

Reviewing Domestic Violence Fatalities: Summarizing National Developments - by Neil Websdale, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 86011; Maureen Sheeran Policy Analyst National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Reno, NV 89557; Byron Johnson, Ph.D. Senior Fellow Crime and Justice Center Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN 37212. Violence Against Women Online Resources, University of Minnesota.

Tips for Responding to Victims of Domestic Violence - US Department of Justice - The three primary responsibilities of law enforcement in domestic violence cases are to (1) provide physical safety and security for victims, (2) assist victims by coordinating their referral to support services, and (3) make arrests of domestic violence perpetrators as required by law.

Effects of Arrest on Intimate Partner Violence: New Evidence From the Spouse Assault Replication Program - Pooled analysis of a large number of incidents in which males assaulted their intimate partners, addresses the impacts of arrests and other measures on subsequent aggression and violence. [PDF] (July, 2001)