Drawing on a qualitative case study consisting of interviews with Danish police trainees, patrol officers, and police detectives, this article explores police endorsement of myths surrounding male-perpetrated intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) and its influence on police response to IPVAW incidents. The findings show that police officers begin to believe in the myths to cope with negative emotions arising from repeated exposure to IPVAW victims, who do not behave according to expected norms of being cooperative, responsible, and innocent. This makes police officers meet victims with skepticism, low spirit, and hopelessness, making them refrain from initiating further criminal investigations, opening criminal cases, and pursuing arrests.

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揭开警方认可的有关亲密伴侣暴力侵害妇女行为的神话：形成及其影响

本文通过对丹麦警察实习生、巡逻警官和警探的访谈组成的定性案例研究，探讨了警方对有关男性对女性的亲密伴侣暴力行为 (IPVAW) 的神话的认可及其对警方对 IPVAW 事件的反应的影响。调查结果表明，警察开始相信这些神话，以应对因反复接触 IPVAW 受害者而产生的负面情绪，因为受害者的行为不符合合作、负责任和无辜的预期规范。这使得警察在面对受害者时抱有怀疑、情绪低落和绝望的态度，从而不敢展开进一步的刑事调查、立案和追捕。