Policing marital violence in Singapore / by Narayanan Ganapathy.

• Superior document: Social sciences in Asia, v. 22
• Author: Narayanan, Ganapathy.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Social sciences in Asia ; v. 22.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (200 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

\'Why have years of police reform in Singapore not produced significant changes in improving the policing of marital violence\' is the fundamental question raised by this volume. Carefully exploring the police response to marital violence in Singapore, while paying due attention to the particular culture and historical context in place, the author reframes the questions about the problem of intimate violence. The book goes into the ramifications for the criminal justice system, particularly into the issues of policing, safety and protection of victims from such violence. A careful documentation of the reform process, but also the resistance encountered within the police organisation, especially by the rank-and-file police.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The problem of policing marital violence -- Policing marital violence : an historical and analytical review -- Reconceptualising the problem of policing marital violence : police culture revisited -- Biography and method -- Reforming the policing of marital violence : missing the mark? -- The operational policing of marital violence : a view from the street -- Between the devil and the deep-blue sea : victims' experiences of policing in marital violence -- Conclusion: Rethinking the problem of policing marital violence.