Training for police on the Domestic Violence Act

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dc.contributor.authorCombrinck, Helene
dc.contributor.authorWakefield, Lorenzo
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-10T13:35:06Z
dc.date.available2011-02-10T13:35:06Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractThe inadequate or inappropriate police responses to domestic violence often result from a lack of knowledge of the Domestic Violence Act (DVA) and the National Instruction or from a misinterpretation of the DVA’s provisions. In the interviews undertaken, the central question asked was: ‘Do current training programmes provide SAPS members with the knowledge and skills required to apply the DVA and National Instruction in practice?’ It appeared from the interviews that the majority of the research participants had a basic awareness of the DVA and the National Instruction. However, when it came to the practical application of knowledge in a ‘problem-solving’ scenario, it was notable that the majority of interviewees experienced difficulties when multi-faceted variables were included. It was recommended that more members need training on the DVA, and more frequent and/or more in-depth courses should be offered. Furthermore it was recommended that special attention be devoted to training on domestic violence during the basic six months’ training for new students.en_US
dc.identifier.citationCombrinck, H., Wakefield, L. (2009). Training for police on the Domestic Violence Act. Community Law Centre, University of the Western Capeen_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-86808-697-9
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/209
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.publisherCommunity Law Centre, University of the Western Cape
dc.rightsCopyright Community Law Centre. This file may be freely used provided that the source is acknowledged. No commercial distribution of this text is permitted.
dc.status.ispeerreviewedfalse
dc.subjectDomestic violenceen_US
dc.subjectPolice trainingen_US
dc.subjectDomestic violence and HIV/AIDSen_US
dc.subjectAccountability and oversighten_US
dc.titleTraining for police on the Domestic Violence Acten_US
dc.typeResearch Reporten_US

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