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Policing a new domestic abuse crime: Effects of force-wide training on arrests for coercive control

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  • Brennan, Iain
  • Myhill, Andy
  • Tagliaferri, Giulia
  • Tapley, Jacki

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Objective: Following a pre-registered study design, estimate the effect of police force-wide domestic abuse training on arrests for the new crime of ‘controlling or coercive behaviour’. Methods: Using data on monthly count of arrest for controlling or coercive behaviour in 33 police forces, we used a negative binomial difference-in-difference analysis and capitalised on differences in intervention timing to undertake an event study. Results: Training was associated with a 41% increase in arrest for controlling or coercive behaviour for trained forces compared to untrained forces (IRR 1.413, 95% CI 1.235–1.617). The event study illustrated that the increase in arrests in trained forces was consistent with the timing of the training. Conclusions: Training entire police forces to understand the dynamics of domestic abuse, including the new offence of coercive control, is effective in increasing the rate of arrest for coercive control.

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  • Brennan, Iain & Myhill, Andy & Tagliaferri, Giulia & Tapley, Jacki, 2020. "Policing a new domestic abuse crime: Effects of force-wide training on arrests for coercive control," SocArXiv d428k, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:socarx:d428k
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/d428k
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