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Tittel:The Window of Opportunity : Organisational Challenges in the Development of Competence in the Police Patrol’s Investigation of Domestic Violence against Children
Ansvar:Oddbjørg Edvardsen and Linda Hoel
Forfatter:Edvardsen, Oddbjørg / Hoel, Linda
Materialtype:Artikkel - elektronisk
Signatur:Nordic Journal of Studies in Policing
Utgitt:Oslo : Universitetsforlaget, 2021
Omfang:S. 1 - 21
Serie:Nordic Journal of Studies in Policing ; 2/2021
Emneord:Barn / Etterforskning / Familievold / Politi
Note:Open access. Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Innhold:Research into the police’s investigation in cases where there is a suspicion of domestic violence against children, has mostly examined what happens to the child during interrogation by specialists. By applying an interpretive understanding of the concept of competence, the present study examines the competence the police patrol needs with respect to taking care of the children’s rights in such cases. Through in-depth interviews with 15 police officers, the analysis generates two main findings. First, an essential competence, in encounters with children, is to be able to strike a balance between human aspects and the requirements of the criminal law. This comprises an interpretive-relational attitude to securing the encounter in the ‘window of opportunity’. Second, development of this competence is limited by contextual and organisational aspects. The article discusses the organisation’s attempt to develop the officers’ competence in such cases, and the challenges involved.

Keywords: Police patrol, investigation, domestic violence, children, competence,
organisation learning
Del av verk:Nordic Journal of Studies in Policing 2/2021

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