David Cropp

Full list of David Cropp results

• Report details how one police department addresses domestic-related repeat calls for service

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  Sergeants must play a key role in domestic violence-related responses – not just for repeat calls for service but also in managing high-risk calls

• What are the predictors of staged suicide scenes in domestic violence cases?

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  The most common victim-offender relationship involving homicide scene staging is an intimate partner relationship

• Risk assessment: Dispatchers need domestic violence training too

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  Police officers are safer when dispatchers know which risk-assessment questions to ask

• Responding to domestic violence calls during COVID-19

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  How to maximize your odds for a safe and effective response

• Book review: 3 takeaways from ‘No Visible Bruises’

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  Knowledge and awareness can make domestic violence response safer for the men and women on the frontlines

• How a collaborative approach benefits domestic violence investigations

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  The complexity of domestic violence means that no single discipline can tackle this crime alone

• Domestic violence investigations: How to identify primary vs. dominant aggression

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  In order to identify dominant aggressors we must know their characteristics

• Domestic violence restraining orders: 3 takeaways from the recent court decision

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  The latest victory has implications for officers, victims and children seeking the protection of domestic violence restraining orders

• Understanding domestic violence calls and tips for a safe response

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  Domestic violence calls are chaotic and dangerous, not only for victims and children, but for also for responding officers

• Not 'just the facts': How cops can effectively communicate with domestic violence victims

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  We must understand coping skills of victims and facilitate effective communication the best we can

• 3 integrated concepts for domestic violence investigations

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  Embracing these three concepts will do a lot to move law enforcement into the future of effective response and investigation of DV / CEDV calls for service