Police Domestic Violence: Handbook for Victims
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Women whose abusers are in law enforcement face extraordinary challenges unique to their position as members of the police family. A valuable resource for both victims and advocates as it explores the dynamics of officer-involved domestic violence.
Diane Wetendorf
Diane Wetendorf is a life-long advocate who pioneered the field of police-perpetrated domestic violence. She has worked collaboratively with police departments to develop policies, provided systemic advocacy to professionals nationwide, trained community advocates, and provided thousands of hours of individual and group counseling. She served as an expert witness in the U.S. and Canada and was a consultant to the Battered Women's Justice Project. Her work has resulted in thousands of advocates learning how to safely help survivors, and untold numbers of battered women knowing, “They are not alone, they are not exaggerating, and they are certainly not crazy.”Diane is the author of Police Domestic Violence: A Handbook for Victims, the first book written specifically for survivors of police-perpetrated domestic violence; When the Batterer Is a Law Enforcement Officer: A Guide for Advocates; as well as Crossing the Threshold: Female Officers and Police-Perpetrated Domestic Violence, a ground-breaking book for women in law enforcement. Hijacked by the Right: Battered Women in America's Culture War, addresses the future of battered women services in the 21st century. Please visit her website AbuseofPower.info or Dwetendorf.com for additional information, articles, and materials. Books are available for purchase through Smashwords or Draft2Digital, and other e-retail outlets.
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Police Domestic Violence - Diane Wetendorf
Police Domestic Violence:
Handbook for Victims
Diane Wetendorf
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ISBN 978-0-9886742-1-9
Wetendorf, Diane
Police Domestic Violence Handbook for Victims
Copyright 2013 Diane Wetendorf
Table Of Contents
When Your Batterer Is a Police Officer
Introduction
Types of Abuse
Breaking Your Isolation
Using the Justice System
Counseling
Children of Police Officers
Divorce and the Family Law System
Surviving Police Domestic Violence
When Your Batterer Is a Police Officer
WHEN THE ABUSER IS AN OFFICER OF THE LAW, YOU MAY BE AFRAID TO…
Call the police — He is the police.
Go to a shelter — He knows where the shelters are located.
Have him arrested — Responding officers may invoke the code of silence.
Take him to court — It's your word against that of an officer.
Drop the charges — You could lose future credibility and protection.
Seek a conviction — He will probably lose his job and retaliate against you.
As the victim of a police officer, your situation is very different than that of other victims of domestic violence. If you have ever tried to get help, you may have become discouraged because no one seemed to understand your plight. You are not alone. Thousands of women who are also in your situation have shared their experience and helped us write this book. We are committed to sharing this information with other police victims and advocates.
Introduction
Forty years ago, there was no such thing as a battered women's shelter, a domestic violence agency, or an order of protection. Battered women and their advocates have worked hard to raise public awareness and lower society's tolerance of this crime. As a result of their work, today there are hundreds of shelters and domestic violence agencies across the country and every state has laws against domestic violence. The federal government spends millions of dollars annually to combat this crime against women.
There is a wealth of information and resources available to help victims of domestic violence recognize and escape the violence in their lives, except if your batterer happens to be a police officer.
If your batterer is a police officer, most of the progress that has been made in developing resources and assistance for battered women is of little benefit to you. Victims of police officers are still as isolated and invisible as all the victims of this crime were thirty years ago. Work now needs to be done to raise the public's awareness of domestic violence in the police home. Society must hold police officers accountable to not only enforce the law, but to live by it.
As the victim of a police officer, your situation is very different than that of other victims. If you have ever tried to get help you may