First Advisor
Larkins, Randy J.
Document Type
Dissertation
Date Created
12-2022
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to provide insights into whether law enforcement officers (LEO) have been able to produce positive outcomes based on their responses when the victims have called 911. Law enforcement officers in this sample were grouped into three clusters based on the number of years of patrol experience (10 years or less versus more than 10 years), the education level (less than a bachelor’s degree versus at least a bachelor’s degree), and training (advanced training versus basic training). The key findings were A) The three clusters of law enforcement officers were well distinguished. The first cluster was composed of law enforcement officers with 10 years or less of patrol experience, who had less than a bachelor’s degree, and who had advanced training. The second cluster was composed of law enforcement officers with more than 10 years of patrol experience, who had at least a bachelor’s degree, and who had advanced training. The third cluster was composed of law enforcement officers with 10 years or less of patrol experience, who had less than a bachelor’s degree, and who only had basic training; B) The percentage of arrests given to the predominant aggressor party/parties by law enforcement officers with basic training only was significantly less than that of law enforcement officers with advanced training; C) The odds of giving an arrest to the predominant aggressor party/parties mattered less about their number of years of patrol experience and their education level but more about their certification levels. The result of these findings led to the following suggestions for law enforcement: Place a strong emphasis on encouraging officers to complete the advanced training, which could be done using any of the following strategies: (a) Conducting an educational campaign to highlight the importance of the advanced training certificates and motivate more officers to go through the advanced training, (b) Having important elements of the advanced training modules placed into the basic training modules to reduce the effect of failing to take advanced training modules, (c). Removing or reducing any existing structural barriers to taking the advanced training certificates that could prevent more officers from having them, and/or (d) Making some modules of the advanced training required in addition to the basic modules.
Extent
114 pages
Local Identifiers
MoncivaisPinedo_unco_0161D_11055.pdf
Rights Statement
Copyright is held by the author.
Recommended Citation
Moncivais Pinedo, Idilio, "Law Enforcement Efficacy in Domestic Violence Calls Based on the Responding Officer’s Experience, Training, and Scholarly Level" (2022). Dissertations. 892.
https://digscholarship.unco.edu/dissertations/892