Higher workload for police officers correlates with victims withdrawing statements
Kirchmaier, T.
& Oparina, E.
(15 April 2024)
Higher workload for police officers correlates with victims withdrawing statements.
British Politics and Policy at LSE.
& Oparina, E.
(15 April 2024)
Higher workload for police officers correlates with victims withdrawing statements.
British Politics and Policy at LSE.
In the UK, partners or family members are responsible for nearly half of all female homicides. But there is an increasing rate of statement withdrawal from victims in high-risk domestic abuse cases. Tom Kirchmaier and Ekaterina Oparina highlight the alarming relationship between a police officer’s workload and the rate of withdrawal of statements by victims.