NSVRC Blogs by Leigh Goodmark

Who Watches the Watchers: Domestic Violence and Law Enforcement

pink and yellow colorblot watercolor background with the title T.J. Jourian, Ph.D., is an independent scholar, consultant, and trainer with Trans*Formational Change. His professional experiences span LGBTQ+ life, residential life, women's center work, and multicultural affairs. He has also served as faculty at four institutions in their higher education and student affairs programs. T.J. co-founded Trans*Forming Higher Education Collaborative and the Journal of Critical Scholarship on Higher Education and

Apr 21, 2023
Leigh Goodmark

The average messaging of most anti-violence organizations include some variation on the following: “If you are in immediate danger, call 911.” Embedded in directing a victim of violence to call 911 is a key assumption—that law enforcement will make that person safer. But the headlines regularly feature stories of law enforcement officers accused of abuse: of thei