Article Police to be devalued with respect to responding to violent crime, too? (survey)

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Non-binary and transgender Californians suffered alarming levels of physical and sexual violence in the past year
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1000223

EXCERPT: ... Overwhelmingly, most people who experienced violence did not report it to authorities: 80% of those who experienced physical violence and 95% of those experiencing sexual violence. This suggests that people may feel that there is no benefit to seeking support or recourse. Some may even be concerned that help-seeking could yield further problems for them.

The survey asked Californians about their most recent experience of being approached or stopped by the police. One in eight (12%) said they were treated somewhat or very badly, as reported by 11% of women and 13% of men. The survey also found that one factor discouraging the reporting of violence to the police was that 1 in 25 respondents (4%) said they were victims of police violence.

“This suggests that criminal justice responses may not be useful in addressing violence,” said Raj.

“Health and social welfare services such as conflict-resolution training and support services for families and youth may be a better means of serving victims and preventing perpetration, given the vulnerabilities faced by victims and that most perpetrators are victims as well.” (MORE - missing details)

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For discussion..
Perpetrators of violence..

In every large town and city there are young men (often groups) who will attack based on fashion and vulnerability. Given the absence of any connection between the attacker and the victim the individual or group may carry out many attacks without fear of detection. Individual males may only spend a short time in that violent phase but the behavioral pattern can probably be traced back to prehistory. It is possible that the police force as a whole is descended from that group which makes evidence surprisingly difficult to gather and retain.

The toxic relationship .. usually the male is the toxic partner and this is blatantly obvious except to the female. If schools had a relationship 1.01 course most of this shit could be avoided.

Actual criminals, murderers, street gangs...

I've said my piece.