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Policing Domestic Violence: Dilemmas and Contradictions1*

Policing Domestic Violence: Dilemmas and Contradictions1* Policing Domestic Violence: Dilemmas and Contradict ions* Elizabeth A Stankof As millions watched 0 J Simpson driving down a LA freeway, we saw a vision of police in pursuit of a national hero - and a wife beater allegedly turned murderer. Now charged with two counts of felony murder, Simpson and his court appearances have become the subjects of multi-media spectacles. The context of the murder, an alleged culmination of years of harassment, stalking, threat and violence, seems to be relegated to the background of the so-called tragedy of a fallen hero. Police, orchestrating the imagery of their competence as law enforcers, are shown actively investigating the crimes. At the heart of the Simpson case - lest we forget - is the very real, and very common context of men’s lethal violence to women within domestic settings. Somewhat hidden are questions concerning the nature of policing and the presumed ability of police to protect women from sub-lethal and lethal abuse. No matter what evidence to the contrary - the deaths of countless women attest to this - we still wish to believe that the state can and will protect us from the potential for deadly abuse by our partners. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology SAGE

Policing Domestic Violence: Dilemmas and Contradictions1*

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology , Volume 28 (1_suppl): 14 – Dec 1, 1995

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SAGE
Copyright
© 1995 Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology
ISSN
0004-8658
eISSN
1837-9273
DOI
10.1177/00048658950280S104
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Abstract

Policing Domestic Violence: Dilemmas and Contradict ions* Elizabeth A Stankof As millions watched 0 J Simpson driving down a LA freeway, we saw a vision of police in pursuit of a national hero - and a wife beater allegedly turned murderer. Now charged with two counts of felony murder, Simpson and his court appearances have become the subjects of multi-media spectacles. The context of the murder, an alleged culmination of years of harassment, stalking, threat and violence, seems to be relegated to the background of the so-called tragedy of a fallen hero. Police, orchestrating the imagery of their competence as law enforcers, are shown actively investigating the crimes. At the heart of the Simpson case - lest we forget - is the very real, and very common context of men’s lethal violence to women within domestic settings. Somewhat hidden are questions concerning the nature of policing and the presumed ability of police to protect women from sub-lethal and lethal abuse. No matter what evidence to the contrary - the deaths of countless women attest to this - we still wish to believe that the state can and will protect us from the potential for deadly abuse by our partners.

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Australian & New Zealand Journal of CriminologySAGE

Published: Dec 1, 1995

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