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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am lucky enough to have witnessed some of the serious discussions around this playing out in real time over the last two years or so and the serious policy proposals being discussed by academics and activists are so nuanced and thoughtful that it makes this discussion incredibly frustrating.

What do do about intimate partner violence? There are serious and thoughtful discussions happening around that but you wouldn't know it from the folks using battered women as a talking point on these threads.  [/quote]

Exactly.[/quote]

PP who asked who will respond to DV calls. I asked that question because they are some of the most dangerous calls for first responders, not because I am “using battered women as a talking point.” I’m glad to hear there are serious and thoughtful discussions happening around it. Maybe you could share some of the proposed ideas? My jurisdiction has a social worker respond to DV calls, but only once police have secured the scene (similar to fire dept/EMS response).[/quote]

DV calls are dangerous because the victim often doesn’t want the police there by the time they arrive.  Or they don’t want the breadwinner arrested.  This is very easily solved by not sending a cop in the first place.[/quote]

So there should be no criminal consequences for domestic assault? I understand that not all DV cases necessarily involve physical violence (neighbors might hear arguing, etc.), but what about cases that do involve physical violence? Will it be up to the 911 operator to decide to send a social worker (I’d guess an hour response time is reasonable..they’d have to be on call) vs a police officer (immediate response)? And what happens if the 911 operator makes the wrong decision?[/quote]

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