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THE VICTIM‐OFFENDER RELATIONSHIP AND CALLING THE POLICE IN ASSAULTS*
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The revised National Crime Victimization Survey is used to examine the effects of the victim's relationship to the offender on whether assaults are reported to the police by either the victim or by third parties. The results indicate that the offender‐victim relationship affects third‐party but not victim reporting. The former effect occurs in part because third parties are unlikely to witness assaults involving people in ongoing relationships, particularly couples, and in part because third parties are reluctant to report minor assaults (i.e., those assaults that involve a threat but no actual attack and no weapon). We discuss possible explanations for why no effect of relationship on victim reporting was found.
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- Authors
- FELSON, R. B., MESSNER, S. F., & HOSKIN, A.
- Affiliations
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- University at Albany, State University of New York (US)
- Venue
- Criminology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1999-11
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 931-948
- ISSN
- 0011-1384 (ISSN-L)
- 1745-9125
- OpenAlex
- W1973313883
- Cited by
- 238
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 10.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Criminology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Social Sciences › Law › Criminal Justice and Penology
- Keywords
- victim-offender relationship, third-party reporting, victim reporting, National Crime Victimization Survey, couples, relationship status, witness testimony, police calls
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