Research in Brief: Officer-Involved Domestic Violence

Research in Brief

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Research in Brief: Officer-Involved Domestic Violence

Philip M. Stinson, JD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice Program, Bowling Green, Ohio, State University John Liederbach, PhD, Associate Professor, Criminal Justice Program, Bowling Green, Ohio, State University

The problem of violence within police families—commonly referred to as officer-involved domestic violence (OIDV)—has been recognized as an important issue. The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) promulgated a model policy on OIDV in 1999 and a revised policy in 2003. The IACP characterized OIDV as a problem that exists at some serious level and deserves attention.¹ There are no comprehensive statistics on OIDV.