Correlates of Chinese Police Officer Decision-Making in Cases of Domestic Violence

Xinting Wang · Brittany E. Hayes · Hongwei Zhang

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Intimate Partner and Family Violence Criminal Justice and Penology Policing Practices and Perceptions

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The purpose of the current study is to uncover whether extralegal factors play a significant role in Chinese police officers’ decision-making in response to a hypothetical incident of domestic violence (DV). Data were collected from a sample of Chinese police officers located in southwestern China. Ordinary least squares (OLS) regression analyses were conducted to examine the relationship between the attitudes and beliefs of police officers and their decision-making in DV (i.e., recommend putting suspect into custody, victim into custody, and mediation; N = 514). The results suggest extralegal factors associated with culture do exert a significant effect on police officers’ decision-making in cases of DV, but the extent may be minimal. Policy implications and directions for future research are discussed.

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