NSVRC Blogs by Leigh Goodmark

Who Watches the Watchers: Domestic Violence and Law Enforcement

April 21, 2023 Leigh Goodmark

The  average messaging of most anti-violence organizations include some variation on the following: “If you are in immediate danger, call 911.”  Embedded in directing a victim of violence to call 911 is a key assumption—that law enforcement will make that person safer.  But the headlines regularly feature stories of law enforcement officers accused of abuse: […]