Deviant Lifestyles and the Reporting of Physical Victimization to Police

• NCJ Number: 229961
• Journal: Journal of Family Violence Volume: 25 Issue: 1 Dated: January 2010 Pages: 23-31
• Author(s): Egbert Zavala
• Date Published: January 2010
• Length: 9 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study examined whether a victim's decision to report incidents of domestic violence to police is dependent upon their own involvement in deviant behaviors.

Abstract

This study examines the role that deviance plays in reducing the willingness of victims of violence to report to the authorities. Using data from several thousand individuals in the United States, the author found conditional support for the deviance/reporting link. For instance, victims using drugs were no more or less likely to report than those who did not use drugs. But if they were high or drunk during the victimization, they were less likely to report. Tables, appendix, and references (Published Abstract)